Jason Daði Svanþórsson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Afturelding | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Afturelding | 64 | (18) |
2021–2024 | Breiðablik | 82 | (26) |
2024– | Grimsby Town | 12 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Iceland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 |
Jason Daði Svanþórsson (transliterated as Jason Dadi Svanthórsson; born 31 December 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town and the Iceland national team.
Club career
[edit]Afturelding
[edit]Jason grew up at Aftureldingu and has played his entire championship career there.
Jason Daði has played 59 league games with Aftureldingu and scored 21 goals. He also has 32 appearances in other competitions.
Breiðablik
[edit]He joined Breiðablik after the 2020 season.[1]
Grimsby Town
[edit]On 9 July 2024, he joined English League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his debut for Grimsby on 13 July 2024 in a friendly match against Cleethorpes Town F.C.[3] He has been assigned squad number 11 for the 2024/2025 season.[4]
He made his competitive debut for the club in the 1–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town on the first day of the season however suffered an injury 30 minutes into the match and was substituted off.[5] His first league goal came in the 2–1 victory at home over Bradford City on 31 August 2024.[6]
International career
[edit]Jason made his international debut for Iceland on 9 June 2022 in a friendly match against San Marino.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 October 2024
Clubs | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | UECL | UEL | UCL | Other | Total | |||||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Afturelding | 2019 | 1. deild karla | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 8 |
2020 | 1. deild karla | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 14 | |
Total | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 22 | ||
Breiðablik | 2021 | Besta deild | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 9 |
2022 | Besta deild | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 14 | |
2023 | Besta deild | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 44 | 9 | |
2024 | Besta deild | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | |
Total | 82 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 38 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2024–25[8] | League Two | 12 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Career total | 135 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 61 |
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 June 2024
Team | Year | Competitive | Non-Competitive | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
Iceland | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jason Daði í Breiðablik eftir tímabil (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "SVANTHÓRSSON JOINS THE MARINERS". gtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT | CLEETHORPES TOWN 0–2 GRIMSBY TOWN – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Squad Numbers Confirmed".
- ^ "MATCH REPORT | FLEETWOOD TOWN 1–0 GRIMSBY TOWN – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Grimsby Town vs Bradford City: League Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: San Marínó – Ísland – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jason Daði Svanþórsson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jason Daði Svanþórsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Icelandic men's footballers
- 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Afturelding men's football players
- Breiðablik men's football players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- 1. deild karla players
- English Football League players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England
- Icelandic football biography stubs