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Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipIceland
Height1.84 m
Footright
BornMay 27, 1988
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.17
goals / match
Viking FK
top club · 120 apps

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2016
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
13
best season · 15/16
159 / 23
int'l caps / goals
526Appearances
88Goals
34Assists
45Yellow cards
0Red cards
77Full matches (90′)
Full nameBirkir Bjarnason
Date of birth1988-05-27 (37 yrs)
Place of birthAkureyri, Iceland
CitizenshipIceland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2025
Transfer: Brescia → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
27 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Viking → Brescia
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Viking FK, Viking FK II
16 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
38 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Adana Demirspor → Viking
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor Reserve
13 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Brescia → Adana Demirspor
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Adana Demirspor
33 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
27 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Al-Arabi SC → Brescia
19/20 · Transfer
Oct 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Al-Arabi SC
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Transfer: Aston Villa → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Al-Arabi SC, Brescia Calcio (- 2025)
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Aston Villa
17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Aston Villa
29 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: FC Basel → Aston Villa
16/17 · Transfer · €2.00m
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Basel 1893, Aston Villa
28 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Pescara → FC Basel
15/16 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Basel 1893
44 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Delfino Pescara 1936
42 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sampdoria → Pescara
14/15 · Transfer · €20k
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2013
Transfer: Pescara → Sampdoria
13/14 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Delfino Pescara 1936, UC Sampdoria
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Standard Liège → Pescara
13/14 · Transfer · €900k
Jun 2013
Transfer: Pescara → Standard Liège
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
Transfer: Standard Liège → Pescara
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Delfino Pescara 1936
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Viking → Standard Liège
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Standard Liège
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Viking FK
27 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Viking FK
25 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Viking FK
30 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2008
Transfer: Bodø/Glimt → Viking
08/09 · Return from loan
Jul 2008
2008 — FK Bodø/Glimt
22 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2008
Transfer: Viking → Bodø/Glimt
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
2007 — Viking FK
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
2006 — Viking FK
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — Viking FK
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
2005 — Viking FK
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Unknown → Viking
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals4 total · 2.07/90
100
Assists1 total · 0.52/90
89
G+A5 total · 2.59/90
99
Yellow cards4 total · 2.07/90
0
6,885 min
Minutes played by club
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 11.7%
Adana Demirspor 5.8%
Adana Demirspor Reserve 0.0%
Viking FK 18.7%
Viking FK II 0.9%
FK Bodø/Glimt 3.0%
Al-Arabi SC 6.2%
Aston Villa 15.9%
FC Basel 1893 16.6%
Delfino Pescara 1936 18.5%
UC Sampdoria 2.6%
Standard Liège 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 4 19/20 24/25 105 15 5 807
Adana Demirspor 2 21/22 22/23 45 7 4 401
Adana Demirspor Reserve 1 22/23 22/23 1 0 0 0
Viking FK 8 05/06 2023 120 21 9 1,287
Viking FK II 1 2023 2023 1 1 0 62
FK Bodø/Glimt 1 2008 2008 22 5 1 208
Al-Arabi SC 1 19/20 19/20 8 1 0 425
Aston Villa 3 16/17 18/19 54 6 3 1,098
FC Basel 1893 2 15/16 16/17 64 17 7 1,146
Delfino Pescara 1936 3 12/13 14/15 70 14 3 1,272
UC Sampdoria 1 13/14 13/14 16 1 1 179
Standard Liège 1 11/12 11/12 20 0 1 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€875K9€1.8M14€2.6M18€3.5M11/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 2 goals (Delfino Pescara 1936)212/1313/14 — 1 goals (UC Sampdoria)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 12 goals (Delfino Pescara 1936)14/15 — 3 assists1514/1515/16 — 13 goals (FC Basel 1893)15/16 — 5 assists1815/1616/17 — 4 goals (FC Basel 1893)16/17 — 2 assists616/1717/18 — 4 goals (Aston Villa)17/18 — 3 assists717/1818/19 — 2 goals (Aston Villa)218/1919/20 — 1 goals (Al-Arabi SC)19/20 — 1 assists219/2020/21 — 6 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))20/21 — 3 assists920/212006 — 1 goals (Viking FK)120062008 — 5 goals (FK Bodø/Glimt)2008 — 1 assists620082009 — 7 goals (Viking FK)720092010 — 8 goals (Viking FK)2010 — 2 assists1020102011 — 6 assists620112023 — 6 goals (Viking FK)2023 — 1 assists7202321/22 — 7 goals (Adana Demirspor)21/22 — 1 assists821/2222/23 — 3 assists322/2323/24 — 5 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))523/2424/25 — 4 goals (Brescia Calcio (- 2025))24/25 — 1 assists524/2511/12 — €500K12/13 — €800K13/14 — €1M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €3.5M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €1M21/22 — €400K22/23 — €600K23/24 — €500K24/25 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0611/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 121214/1515/16: 131315/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 6620/212005: 0020052006: 1120062007: 0020072008: 5520082009: 7720092010: 8820102011: 0020112023: 66202321/22: 7721/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 4424/25

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0611/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/212005: 0020052006: 0020062007: 0020072008: 1120082009: 0020092010: 2220102011: 6620112023: 11202321/22: 1121/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Italy Cup Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 27 4 1 4 0 174
23/24 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 37 5 0 3 0 385
23/24 Serie B Play-off Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Adana Demirspor 9 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Reserves League Adana Demirspor Reserve 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Türkiye Kupasi Adana Demirspor 3 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Adana Demirspor 32 5 1 2 0 369
21/22 Türkiye Kupasi Adana Demirspor 1 2 0 0 0 32
2023 Eliteserien Viking FK 11 2 0 0 0 151
2023 NM-Cup Viking FK 4 3 1 0 0 79
2023 Norsk Tipping-Ligaen avd. 3 Viking FK II 1 1 0 1 0 62
2011 NM-Cup Viking FK 2 0 0 1 0 0
2011 Tippeligaen Viking FK 25 0 6 2 0 0
2010 Tippeligaen Viking FK 25 8 2 2 0 258
2009 Tippeligaen Viking FK 30 7 0 2 0 351
2008 Tippeligaen FK Bodø/Glimt 22 5 1 0 0 208
2007 Tippeligaen Viking FK 6 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Tippeligaen Viking FK 16 1 0 0 0 448
2005 Tippeligaen Viking FK 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Serie B Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 26 6 3 4 0 248
20/21 Serie B Play-off Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Qatari Stars Cup Al-Arabi SC 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Serie A Brescia Calcio (- 2025) 13 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Stars League Al-Arabi SC 5 1 0 0 0 425
18/19 Championship Aston Villa 17 2 0 3 0 465
18/19 EFL Cup Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Aston Villa 23 3 2 1 0 363
17/18 Championship Play-Offs Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Aston Villa 3 1 1 0 0 270
17/18 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League FC Basel 1893 5 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Aston Villa 8 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Super League FC Basel 1893 13 4 2 0 0 209
15/16 Champions League Qu. FC Basel 1893 4 1 0 0 0 338
15/16 Europa League FC Basel 1893 10 2 0 1 0 401
15/16 Schweizer Cup FC Basel 1893 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Super League FC Basel 1893 29 10 5 3 0 198
14/15 Italy Cup Delfino Pescara 1936 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 35 10 3 5 0 284
14/15 Serie B Play-off Delfino Pescara 1936 4 2 0 0 0 180
13/14 Italy Cup Delfino Pescara 1936 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup UC Sampdoria 2 1 0 0 0 179
13/14 Serie A UC Sampdoria 14 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Italy Cup Delfino Pescara 1936 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Serie A Delfino Pescara 1936 24 2 0 3 0 808
11/12 Cofidis Cup Standard Liège 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Standard Liège 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 JPL Standard Liège 10 0 1 2 0 0
11/12 JPL Play-Offs I Standard Liège 6 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Viking FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Unknown Viking Transfer 0
07/08 2008-03-01 Viking Bodø/Glimt Loan 0
08/09 2008-12-31 Bodø/Glimt Viking Return from loan 300000
11/12 2012-01-13 Viking Standard Liège Transfer 500000
12/13 2012-07-13 Standard Liège Pescara Loan 800000
12/13 2013-06-30 Pescara Standard Liège Return from loan 1000000
13/14 2013-07-01 Standard Liège Pescara Transfer 1000000 €900k
13/14 2013-09-02 Pescara Sampdoria Transfer 1000000 €1.00m
14/15 2014-07-01 Sampdoria Pescara Transfer 800000 €20k
15/16 2015-07-09 Pescara FC Basel Transfer 2000000 €2.00m
16/17 2017-01-25 FC Basel Aston Villa Transfer 3000000 €2.00m
19/20 2019-08-08 Aston Villa Without Club Transfer 1500000
19/20 2019-10-15 Without Club Al-Arabi SC Transfer 1500000
19/20 2020-01-18 Al-Arabi SC Brescia Transfer 1500000
21/22 2021-08-13 Brescia Adana Demirspor Transfer 400000
22/23 2023-03-31 Adana Demirspor Viking Transfer 500000
23/24 2023-08-10 Viking Brescia Transfer 350000
25/26 2025-07-01 Brescia Retired Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 cold 2013-09-26 2013-09-30 5 1
15/16 Metacarpal fracture 2016-02-25 2016-03-07 12 2
16/17 Rest 2016-09-30 2016-10-03 4 1
16/17 Rest 2016-11-04 2016-11-06 3 1
21/22 unknown injury 2021-09-08 2021-09-12 5 1
21/22 unknown injury 2022-04-09 2022-04-13 5 1
21/22 unknown injury 2022-04-16 2022-04-18 3 1
Current€200k
Peak€3.50m
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€875k€1.75m€2.63m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €575k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #26034 7 2 former national player
Team #25785 14 3 former national player
Team #22414 25 3 former national player
Team #3574 #8 113 15 former national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 10 35
15/16 Super League FC Basel 1893 10 29
2010 Tippeligaen Viking FK 8 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2011 Tippeligaen Viking FK 6 25
15/16 Super League FC Basel 1893 5 29
14/15 Serie B Delfino Pescara 1936 3 35

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Pescara Standard Liège Return from loan €1.00m
12/13 2012-07-13 Standard Liège Pescara Loan €800k
08/09 2008-12-31 Bodø/Glimt Viking Return from loan €300k
07/08 2008-03-01 Viking Bodø/Glimt Loan

Teams faced most often by Birkir Bjarnason's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Luzern 24 14 6 4 47 24 +23 58%
BSC Young Boys 23 6 4 13 28 51 -23 26%
FC St. Gallen 22 9 6 7 36 27 +9 41%
FC Zürich 22 13 4 5 49 21 +28 59%
FC Lugano 19 7 6 6 35 28 +7 37%
FC Sion 19 13 4 2 41 21 +20 68%
Servette FC 15 7 2 6 32 20 +12 47%
Manchester City 15 3 1 11 11 42 -31 20%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 15 9 1 5 28 17 +11 60%
Norwich City 14 8 1 5 25 16 +9 57%
Liverpool FC 13 4 2 7 17 22 -5 31%
Chelsea FC 13 3 0 10 12 32 -20 23%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal
2008 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 27 174 4 0 0 2.07
23/24 38 385 3 0 0 0.7
22/23 13 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 33 401 2 0 0 0.45
2023 16 292 1 0 0 0.31
2011 27 0 3 0 0 0
2010 25 258 2 0 0 0.7
2009 30 351 2 0 0 0.51
20/21 27 248 4 1 0 1.81
19/20 21 425 1 0 0 0.21
18/19 17 465 3 0 0 0.58
17/18 29 633 1 0 0 0.14
15/16 44 937 5 0 0 0.48
14/15 42 464 5 1 0 1.16
13/14 19 179 1 0 0 0.5
12/13 25 808 3 0 0 0.33
11/12 20 0 4 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Serie B
126 apps
25 G
7 A
Tippeligaen
135 apps
23 G
9 A
Super League
42 apps
14 G
7 A
Süper Lig
41 apps
5 G
3 A
Championship
48 apps
5 G
2 A
NM-Cup
6 apps
3 G
1 A
Serie A
51 apps
2 G
2 A
Türkiye Kupasi
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Serie B Play-off
6 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
13 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Birkir Bjarnason

Who is Birkir Bjarnason?

Birkir Bjarnason is an Iceland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Birkir Bjarnason?

Birkir Bjarnason is 37 years old. He was born on May 27, 1988 in Akureyri.

What position does Birkir Bjarnason play?

Birkir Bjarnason plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Birkir Bjarnason play for?

Birkir Bjarnason currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Birkir Bjarnason scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Birkir Bjarnason has scored 88 goals in 526 appearances.