Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (born 22 February 1996) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Reading

Samúel joined

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in March 2013 to train with the club before his two-year contract with the club began on 1 July 2013. Samúel extended his contract with Reading for another year on 22 May 2015. On 9 May 2016, Reading announced that Samúel's contract would not be renewed and that he would become a free agent at the end of his contract on 30 June 2016.

Vålerenga

On 16 June 2016, Samúel signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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, to start on 1 July 2016 when his Reading contract expired. Samúel made his debut for Vålerenga on 2 July 2017, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Bård Finne in Vålerenga's 0–0 away draw against Brann.

Viking (loan)

On 30 January 2019, Samúel joined

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on loan until the end of the

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SC Paderborn

On 18 January 2020,

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announced the signing of Samúel on a contract until 30 June 2022.

Viking

Samúel rejoined

in October 2020, having agreed the termination of his contract with SC Paderborn. He signed a contract until 2022.

International career

Samúel represented the Icelandic U-17 national team on 11 occasions between 2011 and 2012, scoring twice, with his debut coming on 2 August 2011, in a 3–1 win over Sweden U-17. Samúel went on to represent the U-19 team twenty times between 2013 and 2014, scoring three times, with his debut coming in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 26 March 2015, Samúel made his debut for the U-21 team in their 3–0 defeat to

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. Samúel made his debut for

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on 11 January 2018 in an unofficial friendly against Indonesia Selection. Samúel was called up to

's 23-man squad for the

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on 11 May 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Viking *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fridjonsson, Samuel 1996 births Living people Samuel Fridjonsson Men's association football midfielders Reading F.C. players Samuel Fridjonsson Vålerenga Fotball players Viking FK players SC Paderborn 07 players Samuel Fridjonsson Atromitos F.C. players Eliteserien players Norwegian Second Division players Bundesliga players Super League Greece players Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 2018 FIFA World Cup players Samuel Fridjonsson Samuel Fridjonsson 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen