Jón Daði Böðvarsson

Jón Daði Böðvarsson

Personal information
Date of birth	25 May 1992
Place of birth	Selfoss, Iceland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position	Right winger / Forward
Club information
Current team	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2009	Selfoss
2011	→ Aarhus U19 (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Selfoss	80	(18)
2013–2015	Viking	81	(15)
2016	Kaiserslautern	15	(2)
2016–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	(2)
National team^‡
2009–2010	Iceland U19	7	(1)
2011–2014	Iceland U21	12	(2)
2012–	Iceland	30	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:55, 15 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:55, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Jón Daði Böðvarsson (born 25 May 1992) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Iceland national team as a right winger or a striker.

Club career

Jón Daði began his senior career during the 2009 season in the Icelandic second tier with Selfoss, scoring once as his side were promoted to the Icelandic top flight. After being loaned to the youth ranks of the Danish club Aarhus for four months in 2011, he returned to Selfoss, who had been relegated in the meantime. He scored seven times during the 2011 season as the club were promoted back to the top flight.

After netting a further seven goals back in the top division, he moved to the Norwegian side Viking in November 2012.^[2] During three seasons in the Norwegian top flight, he scored 15 times before leaving for German second division side Kaiserslautern in January 2016, with whom he had already signed a pre-contract in June 2015 for a three-year deal.^[3] He made his Kaiserslautern debut on 5 February 2016 against Union Berlin and scored the first of two goals for the team on 4 March 2016 in a 1–2 defeat at Nürnberg.^[4]

On 2 August 2016 he signed for English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.^[5] Böðvarsson scored his first goal on his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Rotherham.^[6] His debut simultaneously meant he became the 1000th player to appear in a league game for Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[7] Bodvarsson scored his second goal for Wolves on August 20, scoring the final goal in Wolves' 3-1 win against Birmingham City.

International career

Having already played for Iceland at under-19 and under-21 level, Jón Daði made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 as a substitute in a friendly against Andorra. He scored his first international goal on 9 September 2014 in a 3–0 victory over Turkey during Euro 2016 qualifying.

He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016, the first international tournament for which Iceland had ever qualified. Jón Daði started all five matches at the tournament in France and scored in the final group game against Austria which ensured the Icelanders' progress from the group phase.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2016^[8][9][10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selfoss	2008	1. deild karla	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2009	1. deild karla	16	1	2	0	5	0	—		23	1
	2010	Úrvalsdeild	21	3	1	0	7	2	—		29	5
	2011	1. deild karla	21	7	2	0	0	0	—		23	7
	2012	Úrvalsdeild	22	7	3	1	7	0	—		32	8
	Total		80	18	9	1	19	2	—		108	21
Viking	2013	Tippeligaen	23	1	0	0	—		—		23	1
	2014	Tippeligaen	29	5	3	1	—		—		32	6
	2015	Tippeligaen	29	9	4	2	—		—		33	11
	Total		81	15	7	3	—		—		88	18
Kaiserslautern	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2016–17	Championship	14	2	0	0	3	0	—		17	2
Career total			190	37	16	4	22	2	0	0	228	43

International

As of match played 15 November 2016^[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2012	1	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	7	1
	2015	10	0
	2016	12	1
Total		30	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	9 September 2014	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Turkey	1–0	3–0	2016 UEFA Euro qualification	[12]
2.	22 June 2016	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Austria	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2016	[13]

References

1. "Jón Dadi Bödvarsson". UEFA.com.
2. "Böðvarsson første signering" (in Norwegian). Viking Fotboll. 30 November 2012.
3. "FCK verpflichtet Jón Daði Böðvarsson" (in German). Kaiserslautern. 17 June 2015.
4. "Jón Daði Böðvarsson" (in German). Fussballdaten.de.
5. "Bodvarsson signs for Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2 August 2016.
6. "Rotherham 2 Wolves 2 – Report and Pictures". 6 August 2016.
7. "Players Refused To Lose". 6 August 2016.
8. "Böðvarsson, Jón". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
9. "J. Böðvarsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
10. "Jón Daði Böðvarsson". KSÍ. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
11. "Jón Böðvarsson". eu-football. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
12. Sigthórsson and Lagerbäck on "perfect" Iceland at UEFA.com
13. Iceland v Austria: Euro 2016 Live at guardian.co.uk

External links

• Jón Daði Böðvarsson career statistics at Soccerbase
• Profile on KSÍ's official website.