Helgi Daníelsson (footballer, born 1981)

Icelandic footballer

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

Helgi Daníelsson

Helgi playing for AIK in 2013

Personal information
Full name|  Helgi Valur Daníelsson
Date of birth|  (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Uppsala, Sweden
Height|  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
|  Fylkir
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1998|  Fylkir|  1|  (0)
1998–2003|  Peterborough United|  55|  (2)
2000|  → Fylkir (loan)|  16|  (1)
2003–2005|  Fylkir|  52|  (4)
2006–2007|  Öster|  48|  (5)
2008–2009|  Elfsborg|  52|  (1)
2010|  Hansa Rostock|  12|  (0)
2010–2013|  AIK|  75|  (2)
2013–2014|  Belenenses|  28|  (0)
2014–2015|  AGF|  21|  (1)
2018–2021|  Fylkir|  54|  (5)
International career
1996–1998|  Iceland U-17|  15|  (0)
1999|  Iceland U-19|  6|  (0)
2000–2003|  Iceland U-21|  17|  (1)
2001–2014|  Iceland|  33|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2021
Helgi in 2014

Helgi Valur Daníelsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛlkɪ ˈtʰanɪjɛlsɔn]; born 13 July 1981] is an Icelandic former professional footballer and a chemist who played as a defensive midfielder. He played professionally in England, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Iceland, and Denmark during a career that spanned between 1998 and 2021. A full international between 2001 and 2014, he won 33 caps for the Iceland national team. As of 2022, Helgi is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in radiochemistry at the University of Cambridge

## Club career

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In 2006, he left Fylkir who he had joined from Peterborough United for £25,000 in 2003, to go to Sweden to play for Östers IF in Allsvenskan.

On 12 December 2007, Helgi signed a contract with IF Elfsborg. On 22 January 2010, he left Elfsborg and joined Second Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock. After just a few months in the German side, he signed a deal with reigning Swedish champions AIK. On 2 July 2013, it was announced that he would transfer to Primeira Liga side Belenenses after AIK's game vs. Häcken on 22 July.[1][2]

On 27 August 2014, Helgi terminated his contract with Belenenses for personal reason's.[3] Two days later he signed a 2-year contract for the Danish 1. division side AGF.[4]

## International career

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A defensive midfielder, Helgi has played for the Iceland national football team at youth and senior level.

## Playing style

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A predominantly defensive midfielder with excellent ball winning and positioning abilIty. Good in the air and comfortable on the ball. An eye for goal especially from set pieces.

## Career statistics

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Club  | Season  | Division  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Fylkir | 1998 | 1\. deild karla |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Peterborough | 2000–01 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0
2001–02 | Second Division  | 31 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2
2002–03 | Second Division  | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0
Fylkir  | 2003 | Úrvalsdeild  | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1
2004 | Úrvalsdeild  | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1
2005 | Úrvalsdeild  | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3
Östers IF | 2006 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1
2007 | Superettan | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4
IF Elfsborg | 2008 | Allsvenskan  | 24 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0
2009 | Allsvenskan  | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1
F.C. Hansa Rostock | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0
AIK | 2010 | Allsvenskan  | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1
2011 | Allsvenskan  | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1
2012 | Allsvenskan  | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 3
2013 | Allsvenskan  | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0
Belenenses | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0
2014–15 | Primeira Liga  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
AGF | 2014–15 | NordicBet Ligaen | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1
Fylkir  | 2018 | Úrvalsdeild  | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0
2019 | Úrvalsdeild  | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 4
Career Total  | 376 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 400 | 23

## References

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1. ^ "Helgi Valur í raðir Belenenses" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
2. ^ "Helgi Daníelsson lämnar AIK" (in Swedish). aikfotboll.se. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
3. ^ "Danielsson rescinde contrato por "motivos familiares"". Diario Noticias. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
4. ^ "AGF henter rutineret islandsk landsholdsspiller". agf.dk. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.

## External links

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* Helgi Daníelsson at Soccerbase
* Profile UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database[usurped]
* Helgi Daníelsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
* Helgi Daníelsson at KSÍ (in Icelandic)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals