Hörður Árnason (born 19 May 1989) is an

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playing for HK.

Club career

Hörður started his career with local club HK in 2008, having spent the 2007 season on loan to affiliate club Ýmir. He moved to

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in the

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before the 2011 season. In September 2019, at the end of the Icelandic 2019 season, 30-year old Hörður announced his retirement from football. In May 2020, before the Icelandic 2020 season, he decided to start playing again.

International career

Hörður made his first international appearance on 19 January 2015 in a match against

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, playing the entire match.

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* 1989 births Living people Hordur Arnason Hordur Arnason Hordur Arnason Hordur Arnason Hordur Arnason Men's association football fullbacks 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub