Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs

Born in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, Eyjólfsson moved to Stuttgart, German when his father played for Stuttgart, where during his three years stay in the country, he spoke a little German. After returning to Iceland, Eyjólfsson first joined FC Tindastóll when he was five years old. When Eyjólfsson was seven years old, his family moved to Kópavogur and then joined HK when he was ten years old, starting out his professional football career. There, he began his career at and began taking football seriously. After progressing through the ranks at the club, Eyjólfsson finally made his Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs debut on 13 May 2007 against Víkingur when he was sixteen years old and started the whole the game to help the club keep a clean sheet, in a 0–0 draw. After making his Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs debut, Eyjólfsson signed a contract extension with the club. Following this, he received a handful of first team football, playing in the centre–back position despite being suspended on three occasions for picking up a total of six yellow cards. His performance led German clubs, such as, Hertha BSC and Bayern Munich, who both offered him a trial, but Eyjólfsson ended up staying at Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs. At the end of the 2007 season, he went on to finish his first season, making twelve appearances in all competitions and helped the club finish ninth place, just two points away from relegation. For his performance, Eyjólfsson was named…

Youth career

In July 2006, Eyjólfsson was called up to the Iceland U17 for the first time. After making his debut for the U17 national team, he started in a number of matches for the Iceland U17 for the rest of 2006. In April 2007, Eyjólfsson was called up to the U17 national team squad for the UEFA European U-17 Championship. He was a key player at the 2007 European U-17 Championship and, although Iceland failed to make it beyond the group stage, was named by UEFA as one of the tournament's players to watch in future. Those finals in Belgium also saw him show his versatility as Eyjólfsson played in a holding midfield role, although he prefers to play at the back. Following the end of the tournament, Eyjólfsson played televe times for Iceland U17. In August 2007, Eyjólfsson was called up to the Iceland U19 squad for the first time. He made his U19 national team debut, starting the whole game, starting the whole game, in a 3–0 win against Scotland U19 on 8 September 2007. Eyjólfsson later made eight appearances for Iceland U19 between 2007 and 2008. Eyjólfsson was called by Iceland U21 for the first time on 6 November 2007. He made his U21 national team debut on 16 November 2007 against Germany U21, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 3–0 win. While still in the U19s and had an instant impact, Eyjólfsson helped Iceland U21 gave their first win of the 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign matches with a 2–1 victory in Belgium U21. He was in the…

Club

As of 17 October 2021

International

As of match played 18 November 2020

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

In November 2015, Eyjólfsson became a father when his partner, Jona, gave birth to a baby girl, Sylvia. In December 2018, the couple were married, having been dating for eight years. In March 2020, Eyjólfsson became a second time father when Jona gave birth to a baby boy. Growing up, Eyjólfsson said he grew up idolising Gabriel Batistuta, Raúl and Steven Gerrard. In addition to speaking Icelandic, Eyjólfsson speaks German, Norwegian and English.