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Victor Pálsson

Victor Pálsson

Defender - Centre-Back  at AC Horsens
Age35
CitizenshipIceland Portugal
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornApril 30, 1991
at AC Horsens 272 days · joined 2025-08-25
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €200k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

17
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.05
goals / match
SV Darmstadt 98
top club · 71 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2018
€700k
top transfer fee · 21/22
4
best season · 13/14
76 / 4
int'l caps / goals
475Appearances
26Goals
25Assists
65Yellow cards
4Red cards
158Full matches (90′)
Full nameVictor Pálsson
Name in home countryGuðlaugur Victor Pálsson
Date of birth1991-04-30 (35 yrs)
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
CitizenshipIceland Portugal
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubAC Horsens
Joined2025-08-25
Contract expires2027-06-30
OutfitterPuma
Aug 2025
Transfer: Plymouth → AC Horsens
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — AC Horsens, Plymouth Argyle
5 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: KAS Eupen → Plymouth
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Plymouth Argyle
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: D.C. United → KAS Eupen
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — D.C. United
18 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — KAS Eupen
36 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → D.C. United
22/23 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2022
2022 — D.C. United
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Schalke 04
30 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Darmstadt 98 → FC Schalke 04
21/22 · Transfer · €700k
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SV Darmstadt 98
23 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — SV Darmstadt 98
33 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: FC Zürich → Darmstadt 98
18/19 · Transfer · €300k
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — SV Darmstadt 98, FC Zürich
35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: Esbjerg fB → FC Zürich
17/18 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Zürich
39 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Esbjerg fB
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2015
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: Helsingborgs IF → Esbjerg fB
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Esbjerg fB, Helsingborgs IF
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborgs IF U21
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2014
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → Helsingborgs IF
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborgs IF U21
13 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21, NEC Nijmegen, Helsingborgs IF
33 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: New York → NEC Nijmegen
13/14 · Transfer
Jun 2013
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → New York
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: New York → NEC Nijmegen
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21, NEC Nijmegen
29 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — New York Red Bulls
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Hibernian FC → New York
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — New York Red Bulls Reserves, Hibernian FC
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Liverpool Res. → Hibernian FC
10/11 · Transfer
Dec 2010
Transfer: Dag & Red FC → Liverpool Res.
10/11 · Return from loan
Nov 2010
Transfer: Liverpool Res. → Dag & Red FC
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Dagenham & Redbridge FC, Hibernian FC, Liverpool FC Reserves
24 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Liverpool FC Reserves
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2009
Transfer: Aarhus GF → Liverpool Res.
08/09 · Transfer · €400k
Jan 2009
Transfer: AGF/Viby IF U19 → Aarhus GF
08/09 · Transfer
Aug 2007
Transfer: Fylkir U19 → AGF/Viby IF U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,226 min
Minutes played by club
AC Horsens 0.0%
Plymouth Argyle 0.0%
KAS Eupen 9.5%
FC Schalke 04 0.0%
D.C. United 0.0%
Helsingborgs IF U21 0.0%
Helsingborgs IF 17.4%
New York Red Bulls 0.0%
SV Darmstadt 98 10.2%
FC Zürich 25.0%
Esbjerg fB 9.6%
NEC Nijmegen 14.1%
NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 0.9%
Hibernian FC 8.8%
New York Red Bulls Reserves 3.5%
Dagenham & Redbridge FC 0.0%
Liverpool FC Reserves 1.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AC Horsens 1 25/26 25/26 1 0 0 0
Plymouth Argyle 2 24/25 25/26 31 0 3 0
KAS Eupen 1 23/24 23/24 36 2 1 1,349
FC Schalke 04 1 21/22 21/22 30 0 3 0
D.C. United 2 2022 2023 28 0 2 0
Helsingborgs IF U21 2 2014 2015 2 0 0 0
Helsingborgs IF 4 13/14 2015 38 4 2 2,469
New York Red Bulls 1 2012 2012 17 0 0 0
SV Darmstadt 98 3 18/19 20/21 71 6 7 1,448
FC Zürich 2 17/18 18/19 59 3 3 3,560
Esbjerg fB 2 15/16 16/17 41 3 0 1,361
NEC Nijmegen 2 12/13 13/14 55 4 4 2,009
NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 2 12/13 13/14 3 1 0 135
Hibernian FC 2 10/11 11/12 34 1 0 1,250
New York Red Bulls Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 6 1 0 502
Dagenham & Redbridge FC 1 10/11 10/11 3 0 0 0
Liverpool FC Reserves 2 09/10 10/11 20 1 0 143

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€250K4€500K6€750K8€1M10/11 — 2 goals (Hibernian FC)210/1111/12 — 1 goals (New York Red Bulls Reserves)111/1212/13 — 2 goals (NEC Nijmegen)12/13 — 1 assists312/1313/14 — 4 goals (NEC Nijmegen)13/14 — 3 assists713/1415/16 — 1 goals (Esbjerg fB)115/1616/17 — 2 goals (Esbjerg fB)216/1717/18 — 2 goals (FC Zürich)17/18 — 3 assists517/1818/19 — 1 goals (FC Zürich)118/1919/20 — 3 goals (SV Darmstadt 98)19/20 — 5 assists819/2020/21 — 3 goals (SV Darmstadt 98)20/21 — 2 assists520/212014 — 2 goals (Helsingborgs IF)2014 — 1 assists320142015 — 1 goals (Helsingborgs IF)2015 — 1 assists220152023 — 2 assists2202321/22 — 3 assists321/2223/24 — 2 goals (KAS Eupen)23/24 — 1 assists323/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/26 — 2 assists225/2611/12 — €200K12/13 — €250K13/14 — €700K15/16 — €800K16/17 — €800K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €1M19/20 — €900K20/21 — €800K21/22 — €800K23/24 — €400K24/25 — €350K25/26 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 4413/1415/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 3320/212012: 0020122014: 2220142015: 1120152022: 0020222023: 00202321/22: 0021/2223/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1415/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 2220/212012: 0020122014: 1120142015: 1120152022: 0020222023: 22202321/22: 3321/2223/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 2225/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 1.Division AC Horsens 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 EFL Cup Plymouth Argyle 1 0 1 0 0 0
25/26 League One Plymouth Argyle 3 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Championship Plymouth Argyle 25 0 1 3 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Plymouth Argyle 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Croky Cup KAS Eupen 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 JPL KAS Eupen 30 2 0 1 0 1,349
23/24 JPL Relegation Play-Offs KAS Eupen 5 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 2. Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 28 0 3 3 1 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 MLS D.C. United 18 0 2 2 0 0
2023 US Open Cup D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 MLS D.C. United 10 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Allsvenskan Helsingborgs IF 21 1 1 2 0 1,812
2015 U21 Allsvenskan Södra Helsingborgs IF U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Allsvenskan Helsingborgs IF 12 2 1 4 0 487
2014 U21 Allsvenskan Södra Helsingborgs IF U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 MLS New York Red Bulls 16 0 0 2 0 0
2012 US Open Cup New York Red Bulls 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 21 3 2 7 0 554
20/21 DFB-Pokal SV Darmstadt 98 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 31 3 5 4 1 894
19/20 DFB-Pokal SV Darmstadt 98 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 15 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 Europa League FC Zürich 5 1 0 1 0 395
18/19 Schweizer Cup FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Super League FC Zürich 14 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Schweizer Cup FC Zürich 6 1 0 0 0 517
17/18 Super League FC Zürich 33 1 3 5 0 2,648
16/17 DBU Pokalen Esbjerg fB 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Superliga Esbjerg fB 25 2 0 2 0 1,082
16/17 Superliga Europa Playoff Esbjerg fB 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Superliga Relegation round Esbjerg fB 5 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 DBU Pokalen Esbjerg fB 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Superliga Esbjerg fB 5 1 0 1 0 279
15/16 Svenska Cupen Helsingborgs IF 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Beloften Eredivisie NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 2 1 0 0 0 135
13/14 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 23 2 2 3 1 942
13/14 Jupiler PO NEC Nijmegen 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Svenska Cupen Helsingborgs IF 4 1 0 1 0 170
12/13 Beloften Eredivisie NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 27 2 1 6 0 1,067
12/13 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 MLS Reserve League New York Red Bulls Reserves 6 1 0 0 1 502
11/12 Premiership Hibernian FC 15 0 0 5 0 0
11/12 Scot. League Cup Hibernian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Dagenham & Redbridge FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Dagenham & Redbridge FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Hibernian FC 16 1 0 4 0 1,250
10/11 Reserve League Liverpool FC Reserves 5 1 0 0 0 143
09/10 Reserve League North Liverpool FC Reserves 15 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-08-11 Fylkir U19 AGF/Viby IF U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 AGF/Viby IF U19 Aarhus GF Transfer 100000
08/09 2009-01-02 Aarhus GF Liverpool Res. Transfer 100000 €400k
10/11 2010-11-01 Liverpool Res. Dag & Red FC Loan 0
10/11 2010-12-31 Dag & Red FC Liverpool Res. Return from loan 0
10/11 2011-01-01 Liverpool Res. Hibernian FC Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-24 Hibernian FC New York Transfer 200000
12/13 2012-08-29 New York NEC Nijmegen Loan 250000
12/13 2013-06-30 NEC Nijmegen New York Return from loan 700000
13/14 2013-07-01 New York NEC Nijmegen Transfer 700000
14/15 2014-08-08 NEC Nijmegen Helsingborgs IF Transfer 700000
15/16 2015-08-31 Helsingborgs IF Esbjerg fB Transfer 800000
17/18 2017-07-05 Esbjerg fB FC Zürich Transfer 400000 €300k
18/19 2019-01-09 FC Zürich Darmstadt 98 Transfer 1000000 €300k
21/22 2021-07-01 Darmstadt 98 FC Schalke 04 Transfer 800000 €700k
22/23 2022-07-27 FC Schalke 04 D.C. United Transfer 700000 €500k
23/24 2023-07-28 D.C. United KAS Eupen Transfer 400000
24/25 2024-07-25 KAS Eupen Plymouth Transfer 350000
25/26 2025-08-25 Plymouth AC Horsens Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Knee injury 2013-12-17 2014-02-07 53 8
15/16 Muscle fiber tear 2015-09-24 2016-05-10 230 29
17/18 unknown injury 2018-05-16 2018-05-24 9 1
18/19 Torn muscle fiber 2018-10-12 2018-11-06 26 6
20/21 Finger injury 2020-11-13 2021-01-25 74 13
21/22 Thigh problems 2022-02-17 2022-02-24 8 1
21/22 Corona virus 2022-04-05 2022-04-16 12 1
23/24 Knee injury 2024-05-09 2024-05-15 7 1
Current€200k
Peak€1.00m
Low
Δ since start+€100k
€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €725k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #26034 7 0 former national player
Team #25785 6 0 former national player
Team #22414 #18 11 0 former national player
Team #3574 #4 52 4 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Serdar Dursun 2 5 0
Fabian Holland 2 0 0
Marvin Mehlem 2 0 0
Alfred Finnbogason 1 0 0
Tim Skarke 2 0 0
Marcel Schuhen 2 0 0
Kevin Rüegg 2 1 0
Mathias Honsak 2 2 0
Navarone Foor 1 1 0
Umaru Bangura 2 0 0
Roberto Rodriguez 1 1 0
Yanick Brecher 2 0 0
Michael Frey 2 1 0
Isaac Nuhu 1 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 3 31
20/21 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 3 21
16/17 Superliga Esbjerg fB 2 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 2. Bundesliga SV Darmstadt 98 5 31
21/22 2. Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 3 28
17/18 Super League FC Zürich 3 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 NEC Nijmegen New York Return from loan €700k
12/13 2012-08-29 New York NEC Nijmegen Loan €250k
10/11 2010-12-31 Dag & Red FC Liverpool Res. Return from loan
10/11 2010-11-01 Liverpool Res. Dag & Red FC Loan

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
BSC Young Boys 18 3 2 13 16 46 -30 17%
FC Lugano 18 7 4 7 17 17 0 39%
FC St. Gallen 18 6 5 7 27 26 +1 33%
FC Luzern 17 7 5 5 29 20 +9 41%
FC Basel 1893 15 4 4 7 15 31 -16 27%
Aberdeen FC 13 4 3 6 15 17 -2 31%
Livingston FC 13 4 5 4 19 18 +1 31%
Motherwell FC 13 5 4 4 18 12 +6 38%
Kilmarnock FC 12 6 4 2 17 15 +2 50%
FC Sion 12 3 5 4 15 17 -2 25%
St. Mirren FC 12 7 3 2 21 15 +6 58%
Rangers FC 12 0 4 8 7 27 -20 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 27 0 3 0 0 0
23/24 36 1,349 1 0 0 0.07
21/22 30 0 3 0 1 0
2023 18 0 2 0 0 0
2022 10 0 1 0 0 0
2015 22 1,812 2 0 0 0.1
2014 13 487 4 0 0 0.74
2012 17 0 2 1 0 0
20/21 23 554 7 0 0 1.14
19/20 33 894 4 2 1 0.7
18/19 35 395 6 0 0 1.37
17/18 39 3,165 5 0 0 0.14
16/17 35 1,082 4 0 0 0.33
15/16 7 279 2 0 0 0.65
13/14 33 1,247 4 0 1 0.36
12/13 29 1,067 6 1 0 0.59
11/12 24 502 5 0 1 1.08
10/11 24 1,393 4 0 0 0.26
09/10 15 0 0 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

2. Bundesliga
95 apps
6 G
10 A
Eredivisie
50 apps
4 G
3 A
Allsvenskan
33 apps
3 G
2 A
Superliga
30 apps
3 G
0 A
JPL
30 apps
2 G
0 A
Super League
47 apps
1 G
3 A
Schweizer Cup
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Premiership
31 apps
1 G
0 A
MLS Reserve League
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Beloften Eredivisie
3 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Victor Pálsson

Who is Victor Pálsson?

Victor Pálsson is an Iceland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AC Horsens.

How old is Victor Pálsson?

Victor Pálsson is 35 years old. He was born on April 30, 1991 in Reykjavík.

What position does Victor Pálsson play?

Victor Pálsson plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Victor Pálsson play for?

Victor Pálsson currently plays for AC Horsens.

How many career goals has Victor Pálsson scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Victor Pálsson has scored 26 goals in 475 appearances.

What is Victor Pálsson's market value?

Victor Pálsson's most recent reported market value is €200k.