Ægir Þór Steinarsson (born 10 May 1991) is an Icelandic

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player for Úrvalsdeild karla club

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and the Icelandic national team, where he participated at the

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and

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. In 2025, he won the Icelandic championship for the first time and was named the Finals MVP.

College

Ægir played with

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from 2011 to 2013.

Career

Ægir started his career with

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and was named to the 1. deild karla Domestic All-First team in 2009. The following season, he was selected to the Icelandic All-Star game, when he also won the three-point contest, and again in 2011. In September 2015, Ægir signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. On 13 February 2016 he helped the team win the Icelandic Cup. Two weeks later, KR allowed Ægir out of his contract to sign with Spanish club Peñas Huesca of the

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. In July 2016, Ægir signed with Miraflores In July 2017, he helped the club achieve promotion to

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. On 17 July 2018, Ægir signed with

of the Úrvalsdeild karla after rejecting an offer from KR. On 17 February 2019, Ægir had 8 points and 8 assists in Stjarnan's 84-68 victory against

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in the Icelandic Cup finals. After the Úrvalsdeild playoffs ended, Ægir signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season. On 5 June, Regatas lost to

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in the fifth game of the best-of-five series in the quarter-finals of the LNB playoffs. Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with an 89-77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup where Ægir posted 10 points and 6 assists. On 15 February 2020, Ægir was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after scoring 19 points and handing out 14 assists in Stjarnan's 75-89 win against

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in the Cup final. For the 2020–21 regular season, Ægir averaged 16.0 points and 8.3 assists per game. In the playoffs, he averaged 21.7 points and 7.9 assists per game, helping Stjarnan to the semi-finals where they lost 2–3 to eventual champions Þór Þorlákshöfn. In July 2021, Ægir signed with

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club Gipuzkoa Basket. On 26 September 2021, he won the Euskal Kopa with Gipuzkoa. In July 2022, Ægir signed with

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. In June 2023, Ægir signed again with Stjarnan. On 21 May 2025, he led Stjarnan to its first

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and was named the Finals MVP.

References

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