Birkir Már Sævarsson

Valur

Birkir started his professional career with local team Valur in the Úrvalsdeild, where he made his senior debut in 2003. He went on to play 66 competitive league games for the club, scoring twice, across five seasons. He won the 2007 Úrvalsdeild with Valur.

Brann

In 2008, at age 23, he joined the Norwegian side SK Brann in Tippeligaen. Before signing for Brann, Sævarsson had a trial with Bryne FK. Being known as a versatile defender, he was originally planned as a right back at Brann, but played almost all the 2009 season on the left back. He was often praised for his stamina, pace, and ability to contribute to the attacking play from his wing-back position. Birkir soon also became known for his scoring ability. In 2011, his side reached the final in the Norwegian Cup, where Birkir played the whole game as Brann lost 1–2 to Aalesunds FK. Birkir played all minutes in every competitive game during the 2012 and 2013 seasons as right back. Birkir signed a four-year contract extension with Brann in May 2013. During the reign of Swedish manager Rikard Norling, Birkir however lost his place as a regular starter at Brann. In 2014, Norling opted to play the homegrown youngster Andreas Vindheim instead of the Icelandic international. The season ultimately went horrible for Brann, who got relegated to the second tier after losing against Mjøndalen in qualification play. The relegation also put an end to Birkir's 6.5-year spell at Brann, who transferred to the…

Birkir made his debut for the Iceland national team on 2 August 2007, in a 1–1 draw against Liechtenstein. Nine years later, on 6 June 2016, he scored his first national goal against the same opposition. Birkir slotted home a volley strike from far distance as Iceland won 4–0 in a friendly. He played his first tournament at age 31, being selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 in France. In the second group stage game against Hungary, he scored an own goal resulting in a 1–1 draw. Birkir was praised for keeping the Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo at bay in a group stage draw, as well as neutralizing Raheem Sterling in Iceland's sensational 2–1 win against England in the round of 16. Birkir played all minutes for Iceland during the tournament, where his side ultimately got knocked out in the quarter-final following a 5–2 loss against France. In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Birkir played his last game for the national team against North Macedonia on 14 November 2021.

On 15 April 2019, it was announced that Birkir was appointed as an assistant coach to 3. deild karla club Knattspyrnufélagið Hlíðarendi.

Club

As of 8 June 2019

International

As of match played 14 November 2021

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Birkir goal.