Sævar Atli Magnússon (born 16 June 2000) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as a

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for Norwegian club

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Club career

Sævar Atli made his debut for

Leiknir Reykjavík Íþróttafélagið Leiknir (, ), commonly known as Leiknir Reykjavík (), is an Icelandic multi-sport club. It is best known for its men's football section, but also fields departments in Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball and Karate. The club ...

on 3 October 2015, aged 15, in the last round of the

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, coming on as a substitute in a match against

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...

. He signed for Danish club

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

on 5 August 2021 and was promoted with them to the

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at the end of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Sævar Atli has featured for the Icelandic U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 youth sides.

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* * 2000 births Living people Saevar Atli Magnusson Saevar Atli Magnusson Men's association football forwards Saevar Atli Magnusson Saevar Atli Magnusson Saevar Atli Magnusson Saevar Atli Magnusson Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Saevar Atli Magnusson Lyngby Boldklub players Saevar Atli Magnusson Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Saevar Atli Magnusson {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub