Haukur Heiðar Hauksson (; born 1 September 1991) is an Icelandic retired

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Club career

Haukur started his career with local club KA in 2008. He moved to KR in the

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before the 2012 season. After the Icelandic 2014 season Haukur signed a five-year contract with AIK in Sweden. In November 2018 Haukur rejoined his local club KA to play with them in

International career

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

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, playing the entire match. He was selected for

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* 1991 births Living people Haukur Heidar Hauksson Haukur Heidar Hauksson Haukur Heidar Hauksson Haukur Heidar Hauksson Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Icelandic expatriate men's footballers Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Allsvenskan players Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden AIK Fotboll players Men's association football fullbacks UEFA Euro 2016 players Footballers from Akureyri 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub