Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as an

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for Swedish club

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play thei ...

on loan from the Russian club

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (russian: link=yes, Профессиональный футбольный клуб – ЦСКА, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English: ...

. He represents the Iceland national team.

Club career

IFK Norrköping

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a 5-year contract with the

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club

. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping. Arnór made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against

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and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a

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game. He scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma. Four days later, he scored his first

goal in a 2–0 victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 12 December 2018, Sigurðsson scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the

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. On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over

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Loan to Venezia

On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian

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club

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on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.

Return to IFK Norrköping

On 3 July 2022, Sigurðsson suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the

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. On 14 July 2022, he returned to

until June 2023 under these regulations.

International career

Arnór made his senior debut for

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on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against

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, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

References

External links

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