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Hörður Vilhjálmsson

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League
  
Premier League

Listed height
  
6 ft 4.25 in (1.94 m)

NBA draft
  
2010 / Undrafted

Height
  
1.94 m

Position
  
Point guard

Nationality
  
Icelandic

Listed weight
  
198 lb (90 kg)

Playing career
  
2007–present

Weight
  
90 kg

Pro career
  
2007

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Born
  
December 18, 1988 (age 28) Reykjavík, Iceland (
1988-12-18
)

Hörður Vilhjálmsson (born December 18, 1988) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Keflavík of the Icelandic Premier League. He is also a member of the Icelandic national team.

Professional career

Vilhjálmsson began his career at the age of 15 in his home in Fjölnir Reykjavík. Through his brother was a basketball coach in Iceland, he came to the basketball. At 17, he moved to Spain, but returned a short period of time to Iceland. After starring again in Spain for a second division in the preseason, he finally played for the Icelandic Erstligisten Keflavík. In 2010/11 Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson stood in 30 games averaging 33 minutes on the floor and delivered an average of 16.5 points. With 7.3 assists, he was the third-best assist provider and he also had 2.5 steals per game being the second best player in the leaguein this category.

On 2011 Vilhjálmsson signed Mitteldeutscher BC. He received a three-year contract, which was valid in both the ProA and in the Basketball Bundesliga. In 37 games, he averaged 23 minutes on the floor and gave off 9.6 points and 2.3 assists. Mitteldeutscher reserved the right in the contract, to terminate the cooperation. On June 17, 2013, announced that Vilhjálmsson made use of the option to buy out of his existing contract for a four-figure sum. This made the club as well as fans of incomprehension and disappointment as was counted on him.

Due to the Eurobasket 2013 and the related absence of some players in the Spanish first division, Vilhjálmsson played with Bilbao Basket for the preseason. After preparation of completed time he moved within the league to CB Valladolid. During the season he switched back to Mitteldeutscher. On 3 June 2014, the club announced to engage Vilhjálmsson again.

On August 18, 2015, he signed Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. In October, he left the club and signed with ČEZ Nymburk. On January 6, 2016, he rejoined Aries Trikala for the rest of the season.

On July 1, 2016, he joined Rethymno Cretan Kings. After Antonis Constantinides became the head coach of the club, Vilhjalmsson left the club before appearing in a single game. The 2016–17 season he started with Keflavík but after only two games he left the club, and on October 21, 2016, he signed with Belgian club Limburg United. He left Limburg after appearing in five games, and returned to Keflavík.

References

Hörður Vilhjálmsson Wikipedia