Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson (born 19 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for German club
Holstein Kiel
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.
Club career
In July 2011 Hólmbert
transferred to
Fram Reykjavík after making his mark as a young player with
HK in the
Icelandic second tier.
Keflavík
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In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njarð ...
-born Hólmbert emerged as a stand out player during the
2013 season and his 10 goals were crucial to help Fram Reykjavík avoid relegation from the
Icelandic top league. The player also scored three times for the team in the
Icelandic Cup, which helped them win the competition for the first time in 24 years.
Hólmbert scored Fram's first goal in the Cup final, a 3–3 draw with
Stjarnan
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, then converted his kick as Fram won on a
penalty shootout
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, in a game that he described as "the highlight of my career".
After trials in the Netherlands with
Heracles
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and in Scotland with
Celtic
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, Hólmbert signed a four-year deal to join the Glasgow giants, for a fee of around £100,000. Although officially signing for the team on 1 January 2014 for the next transfer window, the player started training with his new club at the beginning of December 2013.
Hólmbert made the decision to join the Scottish club after speaking to teammates
Steven Lennon and
Alan Lowing
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Career
Rangers
Lowing was born in Rutherglen
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who both played previously in the
Scottish Premiership
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.
Hólmbert joined
Danish Superliga
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club
Brøndby on loan in September 2014, after failing to feature in any competitive games for Celtic. During the loan, Hólmbert made eleven league appearances, scoring one goal. After returning to Celtic, he was released on 2 July 2015 without ever making a first team appearance.
The same day, it was announced that he was returning to Iceland to play for
KR Reykjavík
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KR or Kr may also refer to:
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* KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club
* Kickoff ...
on a 2.5-year contract.
On 1 August 2016, he signed for Stjarnan on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. He then made the move permanent after the season.
On 5 October 2020, he joined Italian club
Brescia
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.
In June 2021 it was announced Hólmbert would join
2. Bundesliga side
Holstein Kiel
Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., simply as KSV Holstein or Kieler SV Holstein, commonly known as Holstein Kiel (), is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s thro ...
for the
2021–22 season. In the first half of the season, he struggled with injuries and played just 82 minutes.
In January 2022 Hólmbert moved to
Eliteserien
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club
Lillestrøm SK
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on loan until the end of the year.
International career
Hólmbert received his first call-up for the
Iceland national team on 16 January 2015 in a friendly against
Canada
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. He scored his first goal on 19 January 2015 in their return friendly against Canada.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hólmbert goal''.
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fridjonsson, Holmbert
1993 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Holmbert Fridjonsson
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Brøndby IF players
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Aalesunds FK players
Brescia Calcio players
Holstein Kiel players
Lillestrøm SK players
Holmbert Fridjonsson
Danish Superliga players
Eliteserien players
2. Bundesliga players
Holmbert Fridjonsson
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Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
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Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
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Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
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Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
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