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Gylfi Sigurdsson

Gylfi Sigurdsson

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Víkingur Reykjavík
Age36
CitizenshipIceland
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornSeptember 8, 1989
at Víkingur Reykjavík 433 days · joined 2025-03-17
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €400k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.25
goals / match
Everton FC
top club · 156 apps

Career highs

€35.00m
peak value · 2019
€49.40m
top transfer fee · 17/18
20
best season · 09/10
115 / 43
int'l caps / goals
536Appearances
132Goals
88Assists
45Yellow cards
2Red cards
99Full matches (90′)
Full nameGylfi Sigurdsson
Name in home countryGylfi Þór Sigurðsson
Date of birth1989-09-08 (36 yrs)
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
CitizenshipIceland
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubVíkingur Reykjavík
Joined2025-03-17
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentCAA Stellar
Jul 2025
2025 — Víkingur Reykjavík, Valur Reykjavík
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — Víkingur Reykjavík
5 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2025
Transfer: Valur → Víkingur
24/25 · Transfer · €135k
Jul 2024
2024 — Valur Reykjavík
23 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Valur Reykjavík
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2024
Transfer: Lyngby BK → Valur
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Career break → Lyngby BK
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Lyngby Boldklub
6 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Everton → Career break
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Everton FC
44 matches · 8 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Everton FC
38 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Everton FC
41 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Swansea → Everton
17/18 · Transfer · €49.40m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Everton FC
33 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Swansea City
40 matches · 10 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Swansea City
37 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
Transfer: Tottenham → Swansea
14/15 · Transfer · €10.10m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Swansea City
35 matches · 9 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Tottenham Hotspur
35 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Tottenham
12/13 · Transfer · €10.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Tottenham Hotspur
48 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Swansea → TSG Hoffenheim
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Swansea
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Swansea City
26 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Reading → TSG Hoffenheim
10/11 · Transfer · €5.20m
Jul 2010
10/11 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Reading FC
36 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Reading FC
44 matches · 20 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Reading
08/09 · Return from loan
Feb 2009
Transfer: Reading → Crewe Alexandra
08/09 · Loan
Nov 2008
Transfer: Shrewsbury → Reading
08/09 · Return from loan
Oct 2008
Transfer: Reading → Shrewsbury
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Shrewsbury Town, Reading FC, Crewe Alexandra
24 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Reading U18 → Reading
07/08 · Transfer
Oct 2005
Transfer: Breidablik U19 → Reading U18
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €35.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,952 min
Minutes played by club
Víkingur Reykjavík 6.7%
Valur Reykjavík 3.2%
Lyngby Boldklub 0.4%
Everton FC 39.4%
Swansea City 16.4%
Tottenham Hotspur 14.0%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4.5%
Reading FC 6.9%
Crewe Alexandra 4.8%
Shrewsbury Town 3.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Víkingur Reykjavík 2 2025 25/26 21 2 7 602
Valur Reykjavík 3 2024 24/25 28 11 4 285
Lyngby Boldklub 1 23/24 23/24 6 2 0 34
Everton FC 4 17/18 20/21 156 31 25 3,529
Swansea City 4 11/12 16/17 131 37 30 1,469
Tottenham Hotspur 2 12/13 13/14 83 13 9 1,249
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2 10/11 11/12 39 10 4 407
Reading FC 3 08/09 10/11 51 22 9 618
Crewe Alexandra 1 08/09 08/09 15 3 0 432
Shrewsbury Town 1 08/09 08/09 6 1 0 327

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€8.8M14€17.5M21€26.3M28€35M08/09 — 4 goals (Crewe Alexandra)408/0909/10 — 20 goals (Reading FC)09/10 — 8 assists2809/1010/11 — 12 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)10/11 — 4 assists1610/1111/12 — 7 goals (Swansea City)11/12 — 4 assists1111/1212/13 — 7 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)12/13 — 6 assists1312/1313/14 — 6 goals (Tottenham Hotspur)13/14 — 3 assists913/1414/15 — 9 goals (Swansea City)14/15 — 10 assists1914/1515/16 — 11 goals (Swansea City)15/16 — 4 assists1515/1616/17 — 10 goals (Swansea City)16/17 — 13 assists2316/1717/18 — 6 goals (Everton FC)17/18 — 5 assists1117/1818/19 — 14 goals (Everton FC)18/19 — 7 assists2118/1919/20 — 3 goals (Everton FC)19/20 — 3 assists619/2020/21 — 8 goals (Everton FC)20/21 — 10 assists1820/212024 — 11 goals (Valur Reykjavík)2024 — 4 assists1520242025 — 2 goals (Víkingur Reykjavík)2025 — 1 assists3202523/24 — 2 goals (Lyngby Boldklub)223/2424/2525/26 — 6 assists625/2609/10 — €150K10/11 — €5M11/12 — €7.5M12/13 — €10M13/14 — €8M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €11M16/17 — €17M17/18 — €30M18/19 — €30M19/20 — €35M20/21 — €22.5M23/24 — €1M24/25 — €500K25/26 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 4408/0909/10: 202009/1010/11: 121210/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 9914/1515/16: 111115/1616/17: 101016/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 141418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 8820/212024: 111120242025: 22202523/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 131316/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 101020/212024: 4420242025: 11202523/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 6625/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 UECL Qualifiers Víkingur Reykjavík 5 0 6 1 0 0
24/25 UECL Qualifiers Valur Reykjavík 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Oddset Pokalen Lyngby Boldklub 1 2 0 0 0 34
23/24 Superliga Lyngby Boldklub 5 0 0 3 0 0
2025 Besta deild Víkingur Reykjavík 15 2 1 5 1 602
2025 Lengjubikarinn Valur Reykjavík 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Mjólkurbikar Víkingur Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Besta deild Valur Reykjavík 16 9 4 3 0 150
2024 Besta Deild - Finals Valur Reykjavík 3 2 0 0 0 135
2024 Lengjubikarinn Valur Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Meistarakeppni Valur Reykjavík 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Mjólkurbikar Valur Reykjavík 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Everton FC 4 1 2 0 0 360
20/21 FA Cup Everton FC 4 1 3 1 0 354
20/21 Premier League Everton FC 36 6 5 2 0 376
19/20 EFL Cup Everton FC 2 1 0 1 0 104
19/20 FA Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Everton FC 35 2 3 3 0 1,282
18/19 EFL Cup Everton FC 1 1 0 0 0 66
18/19 FA Cup Everton FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Everton FC 38 13 6 3 0 241
17/18 EFL Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Everton FC 4 0 2 1 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Everton FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 FA Cup Everton FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 Premier League Everton FC 27 4 3 2 0 566
16/17 EFL Cup Swansea City 1 1 0 0 0 29
16/17 FA Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Swansea City 38 9 13 2 0 370
15/16 League Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Swansea City 36 11 4 6 0 265
14/15 FA Cup Swansea City 1 1 0 0 1 90
14/15 League Cup Swansea City 2 1 0 0 0 116
14/15 Premier League Swansea City 32 7 10 2 0 385
13/14 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 0 0 210
13/14 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 25 5 0 2 0 255
12/13 Europa League Tottenham Hotspur 11 3 1 0 0 196
12/13 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 0 180
12/13 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 33 3 4 0 0 408
11/12 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 7 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Swansea City 18 7 3 0 0 214
10/11 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 29 9 3 0 0 138
10/11 Championship Reading FC 4 2 1 0 0 180
10/11 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3 1 0 1 0 269
10/11 League Cup Reading FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Reading FC 38 16 7 4 0 178
09/10 FA Cup Reading FC 5 3 0 1 0 170
09/10 League Cup Reading FC 1 1 1 0 0 90
08/09 EFL Trophy Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Reading FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Reading FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Crewe Alexandra 15 3 0 1 0 432
08/09 League Two Shrewsbury Town 5 1 0 1 0 327
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-10-14 Breidablik U19 Reading U18 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 Reading U18 Reading Transfer 0
08/09 2008-10-01 Reading Shrewsbury Loan 0
08/09 2008-11-01 Shrewsbury Reading Return from loan 0
08/09 2009-02-01 Reading Crewe Alexandra Loan 50000
08/09 2009-05-01 Crewe Alexandra Reading Return from loan 50000
10/11 2010-08-31 Reading TSG Hoffenheim Transfer 5000000 €5.20m
11/12 2012-01-02 TSG Hoffenheim Swansea Loan 7500000
11/12 2012-06-30 Swansea TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan 8500000
12/13 2012-07-04 TSG Hoffenheim Tottenham Transfer 8500000 €10.00m
14/15 2014-07-23 Tottenham Swansea Transfer 8000000 €10.10m
17/18 2017-08-16 Swansea Everton Transfer 25000000 €49.40m
22/23 2022-07-01 Everton Career break Transfer 0
23/24 2023-08-31 Career break Lyngby BK Transfer 0
23/24 2024-03-16 Lyngby BK Valur Transfer 750000
24/25 2025-03-17 Valur Víkingur Transfer 500000 €135k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Knee problems 2011-07-17 2011-08-13 28 5
13/14 Hamstring strain 2014-02-08 2014-02-28 21 6
14/15 Hamstring injury 2015-02-27 2015-03-03 5 1
17/18 Knee injury 2018-03-11 2018-06-01 83 10
19/20 Knock 2019-12-08 2019-12-20 13 2
19/20 Groin injury 2020-01-12 2020-01-31 20 4
Current€400k
Peak€35.00m
Low
Δ since start+€350k
€8.75m€17.50m€26.25m€35.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #26034 3 2 former national player
Team #25785 15 8 former national player
Team #22414 14 6 former national player
Team #3574 #10 83 27 recent national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Jordan Pickford 1 0 0
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 1 8 0
Michael Keane 1 2 0
Richarlison 2 10 0
Lucas Digne 2 1 0
Lukasz Fabianski 1 0 0
Tom Davies 2 0 0
Séamus Coleman 2 2 0
Sung-yueng Ki 1 1 0
Mason Holgate 2 0 0
Jack Cork 1 0 0
Birkir Már Saevarsson 1 1 0
Aron Gunnarsson 2 1 0
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 1 4 0
Bernard 1 2 0
Yerry Mina 2 2 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Championship Reading FC 16 38
18/19 Premier League Everton FC 13 38
15/16 Premier League Swansea City 11 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Premier League Swansea City 13 38
14/15 Premier League Swansea City 10 32
09/10 Championship Reading FC 7 38

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-06-30 Swansea TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan €8.50m
11/12 2012-01-02 TSG Hoffenheim Swansea Loan €7.50m
08/09 2009-05-01 Crewe Alexandra Reading Return from loan €50k
08/09 2009-02-01 Reading Crewe Alexandra Loan €50k
08/09 2008-11-01 Shrewsbury Reading Return from loan
08/09 2008-10-01 Reading Shrewsbury Loan

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 72 20 10 42 82 131 -49 28%
Chelsea FC 71 18 20 33 82 127 -45 25%
Liverpool FC 70 14 22 34 67 116 -49 20%
Arsenal FC 69 20 17 32 89 127 -38 29%
Stoke City 65 27 17 21 99 74 +25 42%
Manchester United 65 15 15 35 68 105 -37 23%
West Bromwich Albion 64 25 20 19 80 72 +8 39%
West Ham United 62 34 12 16 105 70 +35 55%
Sunderland AFC 60 30 18 12 97 59 +38 50%
Newcastle United 60 29 13 18 93 73 +20 48%
Aston Villa 58 28 16 14 96 67 +29 48%
Southampton FC 55 23 12 20 74 66 +8 42%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
18/19 Goal #100 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 5 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 6 34 3 0 0 7.94
2025 18 602 5 0 1 0.9
2024 23 285 3 0 0 0.95
20/21 44 1,090 3 0 0 0.25
19/20 38 1,386 4 0 0 0.26
18/19 41 307 3 0 0 0.88
17/18 33 746 3 0 0 0.36
16/17 40 399 2 0 0 0.45
15/16 37 265 6 0 0 2.04
14/15 35 591 2 0 1 0.46
13/14 35 465 2 0 0 0.39
10/11 36 587 1 0 0 0.15
09/10 44 438 5 0 0 1.03
08/09 24 759 2 0 0 0.24

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
318 apps
67 G
51 A
Championship
42 apps
18 G
8 A
Besta deild
31 apps
11 G
5 A
Bundesliga
36 apps
9 G
4 A
League Cup
18 apps
8 G
4 A
FA Cup
19 apps
6 G
4 A
Europa League
21 apps
3 G
5 A
League One
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Besta Deild - Finals
3 apps
2 G
0 A
Oddset Pokalen
1 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Gylfi Sigurdsson

Who is Gylfi Sigurdsson?

Gylfi Sigurdsson is an Iceland professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Víkingur Reykjavík.

How old is Gylfi Sigurdsson?

Gylfi Sigurdsson is 36 years old. He was born on September 8, 1989 in Reykjavík.

What position does Gylfi Sigurdsson play?

Gylfi Sigurdsson plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Gylfi Sigurdsson play for?

Gylfi Sigurdsson currently plays for Víkingur Reykjavík.

How many career goals has Gylfi Sigurdsson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored 132 goals in 536 appearances.

What is Gylfi Sigurdsson's market value?

Gylfi Sigurdsson's most recent reported market value is €400k.