Anton Ari Einarsson (born 25 August 1994) is an
Icelandic football goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
who plays for
Breiðablik of the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild.
Club career
Anton began his career with
Afturelding, but he had a short loan spell with Fourth division side
Hvíti riddarinn before he made his Afturelding debut. In 2014, he signed for
Úrvalsdeild side
Valur. Anton had loan spells at
Tindastóll and
Grindavík
Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn.
It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in the fishing industry. The Blue Lagoon, Grindavík ...
before breaking in as the first-choice keeper for Valur.
International career
In 2017, Anton was called up to play for
Iceland's national football team for a friendly match against
Mexico
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.
He made his full debut coming on as a half-time substitute in Iceland's 6–0 win over Indonesia Selection in a friendly.
Honours
Valur
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Icelandic Championships (1):
2017
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Icelandic Cups (2):
2015,
2016
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Icelandic League Cups (1):
2018
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References
External links
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EuroSport ProfileElite Football profileWho Scored.com profile*
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1994 births
Living people
Anton Ari Einarsson
Anton Ari Einarsson
Men's association football midfielders
Anton Ari Einarsson
Anton Ari Einarsson
Anton Ari Einarsson
Anton Ari Einarsson
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