Gylfi Sigurðsson
Name: Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson
D.O.B.: 09/09/1989
Age: 21
P.O.B.: Reykjavík
National Team: Iceland
Position: Central Midfielder/Attacking Midfielder
Club: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Germany)
Games (Goals) this season: 10 (5)
Previous Clubs: FH (Iceland, Youth), Breiðablik (Iceland, Youth), Reading (England), Shrewsbury Town (England, Loan), Crewe Alexandra (England, Loan)
Gylfi Sigurðsson will be a familiar name to football fans in England. He was part of the Reading team which had that remarkable FA Cup run last year, beating clubs such as Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion on their way to the quarter finals. Sigurðsson established himself in the middle of Reading's midfield and contributed with 16 goals in 32 games. He also proved to be a set-piece specialist, converting many penalties and thundering in free-kicks for the Berkshire side. Much to the disappointment of Reading's fans, however, Sigurðsson was tracked by scouts from bigger teams across Europe and eventually left at the end of August to the Bundesliga.
Sigurðsson joined Hoffenheim on the the last day of the summer transfer window for £6 million. The Bundesliga club must be credited for their successful scouting policy, unearthing talented young players such as Chinedu Obasi, Carlos Eduardo and Isaac Vorsah from all over the globe in the aim to consolidate and build on their position in the Bundesliga. Their relatively low reputation, owing to their lack of significant footballing history, has left them looking for young players from smaller nations. Sigurðsson has adapted fairly well to life in Baden-Württemberg, scoring goals against Hannover, Mainz and Kaiserslautern. Despite a goal record of one goal every two games, however, three of these have come from set-pieces and he hasn't established himself in Hoffenheim's first team. Furthermore, not all young players who joined Hoffenheim have been successful, such as the Finn Jukka Raitala, who has only played one game for them since joining last January.
Iceland boast a talented generation of players coming through their youth system, with their U-21 team qualifying for the next European U-21 Championship, the first major tournament in the country's history. Along with Sigurðsson, that team contains Coventry's Aron Gunnarsson, Odense's Rúrik Gíslason and AZ's Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, all of which have played for the senior Icelandic side and look a good bet of finally condemning the reliance of the national team on Eiður Guðjohnsen . Sigurðsson has played an active role in that success, scoring twice against Scotland with long range strikes in a qualifier.
Sigurðsson's main attributes include his free-kick taking, his passing and his long range strikes. He is technically astute but for a central midfielder he could improve on his defensive skills to become a world-class player.
A very good video compilation on Sigurðsson
Iceland boast a talented generation of players coming through their youth system, with their U-21 team qualifying for the next European U-21 Championship, the first major tournament in the country's history. Along with Sigurðsson, that team contains Coventry's Aron Gunnarsson, Odense's Rúrik Gíslason and AZ's Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, all of which have played for the senior Icelandic side and look a good bet of finally condemning the reliance of the national team on Eiður Guðjohnsen . Sigurðsson has played an active role in that success, scoring twice against Scotland with long range strikes in a qualifier.
Sigurðsson's main attributes include his free-kick taking, his passing and his long range strikes. He is technically astute but for a central midfielder he could improve on his defensive skills to become a world-class player.
A very good video compilation on Sigurðsson
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