Ingvar Jónsson (born 18 October 1989) is an Icelandic

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who plays for Víkingur Reykjavík and the Iceland national team. He made his senior debut in 2014, earning 8 caps for Iceland and was selected for

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as an unused member.

Club career

Ingvar started his career with local club

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before moving to

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in the Úrvalsdeild before the 2011 season. With Stjarnan he won the 2014 Úrvalsdeild and was after the season voted by his fellow players the best player of the 2014 Úrvalsdeild. Stjarnan also had a good Europa League run in 2014, advancing past

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and

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before losing to

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in the play-off round. In 2015, he joined

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, but could not secure the first spot in competition with Håkon Opdal. In the summer transfer window, he thus joined

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on loan. After one and a half year at Danish club

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, Jónsson left the club at the end of 2019. On the 18th of January 2020 it was announced that Ingvar Jónsson would join Víkingur, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Ingvar made his first international appearance on 12 November 2014 in a match against

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, when he came on as a substitute for Ögmundur Kristinsson at half-time. He was selected for

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Honours

Stjarnan * Úrvalsdeild:

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Víkingur FC * Icelandic Premier Division:

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