Full name Sverrir Ingi Ingason -2011 Breiðablik Weight 83 kg Number 2 Height 1.88 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Iceland Name Sverrir Ingason Date joined 2014 | |
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Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 22) Current teams Iceland national football team (Defender), K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (#15 / Defender) | ||
Sverrir ingi ingason 1 88m 84kg
Sverrir Ingi Ingason (born 5 August 1993) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Russian club FC Rostov and the Icelandic national team, as a central defender.
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- Sverrir ingi ingason 1 88m 84kg
- Sverrir ingi ingason
- Early life
- Breiablik
- Viking
- Lokeren
- Granada CF
- Rostov
- Career statistics
- International goals
- References
Ingason previously played for Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK before transferring to Viking FK. After a successful spell at the Norwegian club he moved to Lokeren of Belgium.
Since 2014 he has been playing for the Icelandic National team that took part in Icelandic UEFA Euro 2016 which made it to the Quarter-finals of the tournament. He has been touted as one of Iceland's most promising defenders. Sverrir was an Icelandic youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20 and at the under-21 level. He captained his side at the UEFA Euro Under-21s in 2015 where they lost against Denmark in the play-offs on away goals. He made his full international debut in January 2014 against Sweden.
Sverrir ingi ingason
Early life
Sverrir is born in Kópavogur, a city near by the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. He started playing football at the age of 4 at his local club Breiðablik. The club is known for its great youth system which has produced players like Aron Jóhannsson, Alfreð Finnbogason and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.
Breiðablik
In 2011 at the age of 18 he started playing for Breiðablik’s feeder club Augnablik. He quickly got the attention of the parent’s club manager, Ólafur Kristjánsson, who made Sverrir one of his key players. After that season 2012-2013 he was voted the most promising player in Breiðablik.
In the season 2013-2014 he became one of the best players in the league. He was voted the best player of Breiðablik and made it into the divisions team of the year.
Viking
Sverrir was the subject of transfer speculation with the player linked to several clubs. In January 1. 2014 he decided to sign for Norwegian club Viking FK. At the club he played along with 4 other Icelandic players, Indriði Sigurðsson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson and Björn Daníel Sverrisson.
Sverrir was influential early on and right away started all the games in the heart of defence alongside the clubs captain and one of Iceland’s most experienced centre backs, Indriði Sigurdsson. After his first season he was voted Viking FK best player of 2014.
Lokeren
On February 2, 2015 he signed for the Belgium club K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.
Granada CF
On 19 January 2017, Ingason signed for La Liga side Granada on a deal until June 2020.
Rostov
On 30 June 2017, Russian Premier League side FC Rostov announced the signing of Ingason on a 3-year contract.