Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an

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for

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club

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and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Norrköping

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a five-year contract with the

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club CSKA Moscow. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by Norrköping. He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against Viktoria Plzeň, and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a

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game. Arnór scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma. Four days later, he scored his first

goal in a 2–0 victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 12 December 2018, Arnór scored a goal in a 3–0 win over

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in the Santiago Bernabéu. On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over Spartak Moscow.

Loan to Venezia

On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian

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club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.

Return to Norrköping

On 3 July 2022, Arnór suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the

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ruling relating to the

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. On 14 July 2022, he returned to

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until June 2023 under these regulations.

Blackburn Rovers

On 21 June 2023, Arnór again exercised his right to move clubs and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2023–24 season. On 26 December 2023, the transfer was made permanent, and Arnór signed a contract with Blackburn until June 2025. On 17 February 2025 the contract was cancelled by mutual agreement, and Arnór signed the next day for Swedish club

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International career

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland national football team, Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against

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, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal''.

References

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