Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson (born 3 April 2007) is an Icelandic

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currently playing as a

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for Danish side

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Club career

Jóhannesson made history on 1 August 2022, becoming ÍA's youngest ever player at 15 years and 119 days when he came on as a late substitute for Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in ÍA's 3–1 away loss to Breiðablik in the

Besta deild karla The Besta deild karla () is the top level men's football league in Iceland. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (May to Septe ...

. The following year, in April 2023, he trialled with Danish side

. During his time in Denmark, he also attracted the attention of

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. In May 2023, it was confirmed that Jóhannesson had decided to join Nordsjælland, with the deal going through on the opening of the summer transfer window: 1 July 2023. He broke

Arnar Gunnlaugsson Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football coach managing Víkingur in the Úrvalsdeild. He is a retired international player. During his career he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, ...

's thirty-four-year-old record for ÍA's youngest goal-scorer on 9 June 2023, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against

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at 16 years and 67 days old.

International career

Jóhannesson has represented Iceland at under-17 level.

Personal life

Hailing from a footballing family, Jóhannesson is the brother of Icelandic international

Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (born 23 March 2003) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan from Copenhagen, and the Iceland national team. Club career ÍA Having been born o ...

, and both are the sons of

Joey Guðjónsson Jóhannes Karl "Joey" Guðjónsson (born 25 May 1980) is an Icelandic former professional footballer and the assistant manager of Iceland. He earned 34 caps for the Iceland national team between 2001 and 2007. His clubs include Real Betis, Ast ...

, and the grandsons of

Guðjón Þórðarson Guðjón Þórðarson (; born 14 September 1955) is an Icelandic footballer manager and former player. He has previously been manager of Iceland, Icelandic clubs ÍA, KA, KR, Keflavík, BÍ/Bolungarvík and Grindavík, English clubs Notts Cou ...

, who both also represented Iceland at international level. His paternal uncles,

Bjarni Guðjónsson Bjarni Eggerts Guðjónsson (born 26 February 1979) is an Icelandic former professional footballer, who was last manager of KR. He has played in Belgium, England and Germany and has two brothers who have also played professional football, Þ� ...

Þórður Guðjónsson Þórður "Thordur" Gudjonsson (born 14 October 1973) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Club career Þórður was born in Akranes started his career with local teams KA Akureyri and ÍA Ak ...

and

Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (born 26 February 1991) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a forward for ÍA. He began his career with ÍA in his native Iceland before a three-year spell at Norwegian side Lillestrøm, during w ...

are all also former Icelandic international footballers, while his paternal cousin, Jóhannes Kristinn Bjarnason plays for KR. His maternal aunt, Magnea Guðlaugsdóttir, also represented Iceland at international level, and his maternal cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, plays for Breiðablik.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jóhannesson, Daniel Ingi 2007 births Living people Daniel Ingi Johannesson Daniel Ingi Johannesson Men's association football midfielders Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players 1. deild karla players Daniel Ingi Johannesson FC Nordsjælland players Daniel Ingi Johannesson Daniel Ingi Johannesson Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark