Eggert Jónsson

Eggert Jónsson

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Eggert made his debut as a 15-year-old for Fjarðabyggð in Iceland. After that he trained with Þór Akureyri.

Hearts

In July 2005, he signed for Hearts, signing a professional contract soon after he turned 18. He made his debut for Hearts on 20 September 2006, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 League Cup victory over Alloa Athletic. He made his league debut as a substitute in Hearts' 1–0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tynecastle on 10 February 2007. His first experience of an Edinburgh Derby came on 1 April 2007 as he appeared as a 66th-minute substitute in 1–0 victory at Easter Road. Eggert scored his first goal for the club against Heracles Almelo in a 5–1 friendly victory in July 2007. His first competitive goal came against St Mirren in 3–2 at Tynecastle on 19 April 2008. On 28 March 2008, Eggert signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the Edinburgh team. Having played mainly as a centre midfielder and occasionally a centre back for the first few years of his Hearts career Eggert began to display his versatility in the 2008–09 season. New manager Csaba László used Eggert almost exclusively as a right-back for the first few months of the season and during the course of the season he played across the midfield, as a centre back and as a left back. László praised Eggert for his consistent performances despite constantly changing position as well as his diligent attitude. Eggert himself expressed his desire to do his best for the team regardless of…

International career

Jónsson received his first call-up to the Iceland national team in November 2007 for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Denmark on 21 November. He made his debut as a 73-minute replacement for Emil Hallfreðsson in the 3–0 Group F defeat at the Parken Stadium. He was part of the Iceland under-21 team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, a squad which was considered to be the golden generation of Icelandic football. Iceland were eliminated from Group A by a three-way tie-breaker as they finished with an identical record to both Belarus and Denmark, allowing Belarus to advance along with group winners Switzerland.

Club
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (2012–2013)
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Heart of Midlothian F.C. (2005–2012)
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Charlton Athletic F.C. (2012–2012)
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Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar (2004–2005)
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C.F. Os Belenenses (2013–2014)
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FC Vestsjælland (2015–2015)
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Fleetwood Town F.C. (2015–)
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Iceland national under-17 football team (2004–2004)
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Iceland national under-19 football team (2005–2007)
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Iceland national under-21 football team (2007–2011)
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Iceland men's national football team (2007–)
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Sønderjyske Fodbold
National team
Iceland

Legacy

Honours

SønderjyskE

Danish Cup: 2019–20

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Icelandic association football player

Position

midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson is an Icelandic international footballer who plays predominantly as a midfielder but is also capable of playing as a centre back or in both full back roles. He plays for the Icelandic club Austfjarða after joining them from FH.

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