Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Stefán.

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (born 16 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Silkeborg IF.^[2][1]

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Silkeborg
Number	8
Youth career
–2015	ÍA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Kári	1	(0)
2016–2020	ÍA	79	(21)
2020–	Silkeborg	89	(9)
International career^‡
2018–2021	Iceland U21	16	(1)
2020–	Iceland	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024

International career

Stefán has youth international games for the Icelandic U-21s. In January 2020 he made his senior international debut in a match against Canada, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Aron Elís Þrándarson.^[3]

Personal life

Stefán Teitur is from a huge family of footballers. He is the son of Þórður Þórðarson, a goalkeeper who played one senior international for Iceland. Stefán Teitur's father's brother is Stefán Þór Þórðarson who played six senior internationals for Iceland, scoring once. Stefán Teitur's grandfather's brothers are Ólafur Þórðarson who was capped 72 times by Iceland, scoring 5 goals, and Teitur Þórðarson who was capped 41 times by Iceland, scoring 9 goals, before coming a well-traveled manager. Stefán Teitur's great-grandfather was Þórður Þórðarson who scored 9 goals in 16 caps for Iceland. In addition Stefán Teitur's older brother, Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson, is a regular player in the Icelandic top tier and his cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, son of Stefán Þór, is contracted to IFK Norrköping.^[4][5]

Going further back, through his great-great-grandmother (mother of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Pétur Pétursson, who got 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. Through his great-grandmother (wife of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Árni Sveinsson, who got 50 caps for Iceland, scoring 4 goals, Sveinn Teitsson, who got 22 caps and 2 goals for Iceland and Sigursteinn Gíslason, who got 22 caps for Iceland.^[5][6]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.^[7]

List of international goals scored by Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2021	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Liechtenstein	1–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
2. Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at Soccerway
3. "Fimm spiluðu fyrsta landsleikinn í sigri". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. Andri Yrkill Valsson (29 May 2019). "Fótboltinn í blóðinu og hola í höggi á ferilskrá". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
5. "Ólafur Þórðarson". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
6. Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir (26 August 1995). ""Þeir hafa gaman af þessu, strákarnir"". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
7. "Guðmundsson, Albert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links

• Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)