| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SønderjyskE | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Grindavík | 49 | (5) |
| 2015–2020 | Aalesund | 105 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Blackpool | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Śląsk Wrocław | 32 | (1) |
| 2023– | SønderjyskE | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Iceland U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2020– | Iceland | 13 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:28, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SønderjyskE and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.
Career
Club
On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.[2]
On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.
Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[3] After 1,5 years in Poland, Grétarsson moved to Denmark and joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on 26 June 2023, signing a deal until June 2027.[4]
International
Daníel has represented Iceland at U-19 and U-21 level.[5]
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grindavík | 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1. deild karla | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 71 | 9 | ||
| Aalesund | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 115 | 5 | ||
| Blackpool | 2020–21 | League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 204 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Ny islending klar for AaFK". aafk.no/ (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gretarsson To Join Slask Wroclaw". Blackpool Football Club. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD, soenderjyske.dk, 26 June 2023
- ↑ "Félagsmaður". ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). sdf. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Daníel Leó inn í landsliðið fyrir Sverri Inga". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "D.Grétarsson". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Daníel Leó Grétarsson". www.ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at Soccerbase
- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at Soccerway
- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)