Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson (born 27 January 2001) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in Iceland, he has represented Luxembourg and Iceland internationally at youth level.

Club career

As a youth player, Sigurðarson joined the

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of Luxembourgian side

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, before joining the youth academy of Icelandic side Breiðablik, where he started his senior career. During the 2023 season, he scored six goals in his first five league appearances and played in the

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while playing for the club. In 2019, he was sent on loan to Icelandic side Augnablik. One year later, he was sent on loan to Icelandic side

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. Following his stint there, he was sent on loan to Icelandic side ÍBV in 2021. Ahead of the 2022 season, he was sent on loan to Icelandic side HK, helping the club achieve promotion from the Icelandic second tier to the Icelandic top flight. Subsequently, he signed for Belgian side Patro Eisden in 2023. In 2024, he signed for Norwegian side

International career

Sigurðarson played for the Luxembourg national under-17 team while living in

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. After that, he played for the Iceland national under-16 team and the Iceland national under-17 team. Altogether, he made fifteen appearances and scored three goals for the Iceland national under-17 team and the Iceland national under-16 team combined.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sigurðarson, Stefán Ingi 2001 births Living people Icelandic men's footballers Luxembourgian men's footballers Iceland men's youth international footballers Luxembourg men's youth international footballers Icelandic expatriate men's footballers Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football forwards 1. deild karla players 3. deild karla players Challenger Pro League players Eliteserien players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Boston College Eagles men's soccer players Breiðablik men's football players Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players Sandefjord Fotball players