Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen (born 1 March 2006) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for

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club

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. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper ''

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'' as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.

Club career

Daníel grew up in

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and played junior football for the youth teams of

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and

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. In August 2022, he signed with

club

. In February 2023, he was selected to the main squad of Malmö ahead of its training matches against

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and AGF. In April 2023, he was officially signed as part of the main squad. On 1 December 2024, Daníel scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Torslanda IK in the second round of the

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International career

Daníel has played for the Iceland junior teams since 2021. On 25 October 2022, he scored two goals in Iceland U17 3–0 win against North Macedonia U17.

Personal life

He is the youngest son of former footballer

Eiður Guðjohnsen Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (transliterated as Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen; born 15 September 1978) is an Icelandic professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. Eiður saw his greatest success in England and Spain with Chels ...

and brother of Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen and

Andri Guðjohnsen Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen () (born 29 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Belgian Pro League club Gent and the Iceland national team. Early life Born in London, Andri is the son of the forme ...

. His grandfather is former Icelandic international

Arnór Guðjohnsen Arnór Guðjohnsen (born 30 April 1961) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent seven years with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Ei ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Malmö FF *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gudjohnsen, Daníel 2006 births Living people Footballers from London Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen English people of Icelandic descent Allsvenskan players Malmö FF players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Daníel Tristan Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen