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Icelandic footballer (born 2003) This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hákon Arnar.
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
Hákon Arnar with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team Lille
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2019 ÍA
2019–2021 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 ÍA 0 (0)
2021–2023 Copenhagen 40 (8)
2023– Lille 33 (3)
International career
2017–2018 Iceland U15 4 (1)
2019 Iceland U16 6 (3)
2019–2020 Iceland U17 15 (1)
2021 Iceland U19 3 (1)
2020– Iceland U21 5 (2)
2022– Iceland 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (born 10 April 2003) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for French Ligue 1 club Lille and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Hákon Arnar is a youth academy graduate of Icelandic club ÍA. He made his senior debut for the club on 26 February 2019 in a 6–0 league cup win against Stjarnan.

In June 2019, Hákon Arnar joined youth academy of Danish club Copenhagen. On 21 May 2021, club announced that he have signed a new contract with the club until June 2026. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 July 2021 in a 5–0 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round win against Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.

On 17 July 2023, Haraldsson signed for French Ligue 1 club Lille, on a five-year contract running until 30 June 2028. The financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €12 million and a maximum of €5 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions.

International career

Hákon Arnar is a current Icelandic youth national team player. On 2 September 2021, he scored twice in his team's 2–1 win over Belarus in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification stage.

Hákon Arnar made his Iceland senior team debut on 2 June 2022 in a 2–2 draw against Israel.

Personal life

Hákon Arnar was born into a family of footballers. His parents Haraldur Ingólfsson and Jónína Víglundsdóttir are former national team players. His brothers Tryggvi Hrafn and Haukur Andri are also professional footballers.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍA 2019 Úrvalsdeild 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 11 4 0 0 — 4 0 15 4
2022–23 Danish Superliga 29 4 6 0 — 8 1 43 5
Total 40 8 6 0 — 12 1 58 9
Lille 2023–24 Ligue 1 26 2 2 3 — 10 0 38 5
2024–25 Ligue 1 7 1 0 0 — 5 1 12 2
Total 33 3 2 3 — 15 1 50 7
Career total 73 11 8 3 2 0 27 1 110 16
  1. Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Danish Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Includes Icelandic League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2022 7 0
2023 8 3
2024 4 0
Total 19 3
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hákon Arnar goal.
List of international goals scored by Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2023 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 2–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
2 8 September 2023 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
3 16 October 2023 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Liechtenstein 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Copenhagen

International

Individual

References

  1. UEFA.com. "Hákon Arnar Haraldsson | Iceland | European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ^ Hákon Arnar Haraldsson at Soccerway
  3. "HÁKON ARNAR HARALDSSON JOINS TALENT DEPARTMENT". 27 June 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "F.C. KØBENHAVN FORLÆNGER MED HÁKON ARNAR HARALDSSON". 21 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Torpedo Zhodino–Copenhagen - UEFA Europa Conference League". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. "L'international islandais, Hákon Haraldsson, nouveau renfort offensif". LOSC (in French). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. Marcant, Raphaël (18 July 2023). "LOSC – FC Copenhague : Un bras de fer a été gagné pour Hákon Arnar Haraldsson". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. "U21 karla - Hópurinn fyrir leiki í september". 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. "Sigur í fyrsta leik hjá U21 árs liðinu". 2 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. "Tek þetta alfarið á mig". 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. "Í leikmannahóp stórveldisins í fyrsta sinn". 4 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. "Fetar í fótspor foreldranna". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. "Inside Danish Sport: Titletown Copenhagen". 30 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  15. "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  16. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 December 2022). "Glódís Perla og Hákon Arnar eru Knattspyrnufólk ársins 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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