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Icelandic footballer (born 1999) This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jason Daði.

Jason Daði Svanþórsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Grimsby Town
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2017 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

Afturelding

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

He joined Breiðablik after the 2020 season.

Grimsby Town

On 9 July 2024, he joined English League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for Grimsby on 13 July 2024 in a friendly match against Cleethorpes Town F.C. He has been assigned squad number 11 for the 2024/2025 season.

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. His first league goal came in the 2–1 victory at home over Bradford City on 31 August 2024.

International career

Jason made his international debut for Iceland on 9 June 2022 in a friendly match against San Marino.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Clubs Season League National Cup League Cup UECL UEL UCL Other Total
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 League Two 12 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 0 14 1
Career total 135 40 10 4 25 11 18 3 2 0 6 3 1 0 197 61
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 10 June 2024
Team Year Competitive Non-Competitive Total
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

  1. "Jason Daði í Breiðablik eftir tímabil (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. "SVANTHÓRSSON JOINS THE MARINERS". gtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. "MATCH REPORT | CLEETHORPES TOWN 0–2 GRIMSBY TOWN – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. "2024-25 Squad Numbers Confirmed".
  5. "MATCH REPORT | FLEETWOOD TOWN 1–0 GRIMSBY TOWN – Grimsby Town Football Club". gtfc.co.uk. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. "Grimsby Town vs Bradford City: League Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. "Leikskýrsla: San Marínó – Ísland – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. "Games played by Jason Daði Svanþórsson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

External links

Grimsby Town F.C. – current squad
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