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Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Iceland national football team World Cup 2018 (cropped) Magnússon.jpg
Hörður with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current club Panathinaikos
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2010 Fram
2011–2013 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Fram 6 (0)
2011–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 Spezia (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2016 Cesena (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2018 Bristol City 52 (1)
2018–2022 CSKA Moscow 76 (5)
2022– Panathinaikos 27 (2)
National team
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U-19 16 (2)
2012–2014 Iceland U-21 14 (0)
2014– Iceland 49 (2)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2023

Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (born 11 February 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Hörður began his career within the youth academy of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in 1998. He remained within the youth academy until 2010, although he managed to appear in six first–team matches between the 2009 and 2010 campaigns, with his debut coming in a 3–1 away defeat to KR on 30 August 2009.

He remained with his local team until 2011, when he was transferred to Italian club Juventus.

Hörður Magnússon - Juventus FC
Hörður with Juventus in 2011

Juventus

On 23 July 2011, Hörður officially transferred to Juventus where he was registered with the club's youth academy. After spending the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons as an overage player with the Primavera (under-19) team, Hörður was promoted to the first-team squad ahead of the 2013–14 Serie A campaign.

Spezia

Initially part of Juventus’ first-team training camp, Hörður was soon transferred to Serie B side Spezia Calcio on a co-ownership agreement completed on 5 August 2014 for €1 million. He made his Serie B debut on 24 September 2013 in a 2–1 away win versus Ternana. He finished the season having made 20 league appearances for the side who finished in the final promotion play-off spot, although they failed to progress beyond the first post-season match following a 1–0 defeat away to Modena.

Cesena (loan)

In June 2014 Juventus bought back the 50% share of the player's contract that they had sold to Spezia one year earlier, for €1 million, and immediately loaned Hörður out to Serie A outfit A.C. Cesena on 23 July 2014. On 31 August 2015, the loan was renewed.

Bristol City

On 13 July 2016, it was announced that Hörður had signed for Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, penning a three-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 and scored City's first goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Wigan Athletic. The goal was initially credited to Tammy Abraham although it was later decided that Hörður had scored instead.

Magnusson featured in every game as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Magnusson also played as City lost in the semi-final against Premier League leaders Manchester City.

CSKA Moscow

On 20 June 2018, Russian club CSKA Moscow announced that they had agreed on a transfer of Hörður with Bristol City, with personal terms still to be signed, while Bristol City announced that Hörður had left for an undisclosed fee. On 20 May 2022, CSKA announced that Hörður's contract will not be renewed after it expires at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Panathinaikos

On 9 July 2022, Hörður signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece. After a successful first season, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on 25 September 2023, in the first minute of a match against AEK.

International career

Hörður was selected as part of the Iceland national team's 23-man squad for Euro 2016. Iceland impressed during the competition, before being knocked out by hosts France at the quarter-final stage. Hörður did not take part in any of Iceland's five matches.

On 28 March 2017, Hörður scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 friendly international win against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. After their qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Magnússon was named by The Guardian as Iceland's "one to watch" for the tournament. In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram 2009 Úrvalsdeild karla 3 0 0 0 3 0
2010 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Spezia (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 20 0 1 0 21 0
Cesena (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 12 0 0 0 12 0
2015–16 Serie B 26 1 1 0 1 0 28 1
Total 38 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 40 1
Bristol City 2016–17 Championship 28 1 1 0 29 1
2017–18 Championship 24 0 1 0 7 0 32 0
Total 52 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 61 1
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 RPL 23 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 27 2
2019–20 RPL 27 2 1 0 6 0 34 2
2020–21 RPL 22 1 1 0 5 0 28 1
2021–22 RPL 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 76 5 2 0 14 0 1 0 93 5
Panathinaikos 2022–23 Super League Greece 24 1 1 0 2 0 27 1
2023–24 Super League Greece 3 1 0 0 7 0 10 1
Total 27 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 37 2
Career total 219 9 7 0 23 0 9 0 258 9

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 6 0
2017 7 2
2018 8 0
2019 5 0
2020 6 0
2021 2 0
2022 8 0
2023 5 0
Total 49 2
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hörður goal.
List of international goals scored by Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 11 June 2017 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland  Croatia 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

CSKA Moscow

  • Russian Super Cup: 2018

International

  • Baltic Cup: 2022

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