Matthías Vilhjálmsson

Early career

Matthías was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Ísafjörður where he played with BÍ until he was 17 years old. He moved to Hafnarfjörður in 2004 to play with FH where he enjoyed early success with the youth teams of FH, winning the cup in 2004 and also the double in 2005, which is the only group in the club who have won the double. Matthías made his first-team debut for FH at the age of 18 in the last match of the 2005 season. He came on as a substitute with 20 minutes were left in the game, after one minute he was awarded a penalty which the team's top goalscorer Tryggvi Guðmundsson converted to complete his hattrick. Between 2006 and 2010, Matthías won five titles with his team, three league titles and two cups. In 2007, he was voted the best young player in the league by other players. The 2009 season also ended with a league title, and he had most assists in the league and was the player with sixth most goals despite playing as a midfielder or right back. In the spring of 2010 he became one of the youngest captains in the history of FH when he was selected as the club captain for the 2010 season by his manager Heimir Guðjónsson. The same season, Matthías was voted the best midfielder in the league by other players in a survey by the most popular football website in Iceland, www.fotbolti.net. The highlight of the season was when FH won the cup 4–0 against their rivals KR where Matthías scored first two goals from the penalty spot before lifting the…

Club

As of match played 25 October 2025

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.

FH

Úrvalsdeild: 2006, 2008, 2009 Icelandic Men's Football Cup: 2007, 2010 Icelandic League Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2022 Icelandic Super Cup: 2007, 2008, 2010 Rosenborg

Tippeligaen/Eliteserien: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Norwegian Football Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018 Mesterfinalen: 2017 Vikingur

Besta deild karla: 2023, 2025 Icelandic Men's Football Cup: 2023 Icelandic Super Cup: 2024

Individual

Norwegian Cup Top goalscorer: 2017