Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KR Reykjavík | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | KR | 125 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Elfsborg | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Gefle IF (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015– | KR | 22 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2010-2012 | Iceland | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2010. | |||
Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson (born 30 July 1988) is an Icelandic football player, currently playing for Iceland football club KR Reykjavík. Skúli is described as a very all around player with very strong defensive skills, he can play as a midfielder but mainly as a defender which was the reason Elfsborg signed him, due the many injuries among their defenders. He is right-footed and can play as secondary position right-fullback even if his main position is centre back.
Early years
His mother club is KR Reykjavik where he has played ever since he transferred to IF Elfsborg.
Club career
Before transferring to Elfsborg, Skúli played for KR Reykjavik which he made his debut in 2005 and since he has won all the titles to be won in Iceland, lately he won the double, league- and cup title in 2011. He have made 14 appearances in Europa League qualification with KR and is also going to play there the season 2012/2013 with his new team Elfsborg who is participating EL-qualification for the seventh time in a row, for the great results in Allsvenskan. IF Elfsborg head coach Jörgen Lennartsson commented about Skúli as such: "Skúli is an all-around player, useful in many positions, both as a center-back, wing back and defensive midfielder. He is physically strong, intelligent, has good technique and is defensively strong. He also has a very good game idea". On January 29, 2014 Friðgeirsson signed a six-months loan deal with Gefle IF.
Achievements
- 2011 Icelandic champions
- 2010, 2011 cup title, Iceland
- 2005, 2010 supercup title, Iceland
External links
- Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson at National-Football-Teams.com