Clubs: Viking FK, FK Bodø/Glimt (loan)

Under-21 debut: 0-4 v Scotland (28/02/2006)

Senior international debut: 4-0 v Andorra (29/05/2010)

• Has represented Iceland at U17, U19, U21 and senior level.

• Moved to Norway as a youngster − now approaching 90 league matches for Viking.

• His father, Bjarni Sveinbjörnsson, was a prolific goalscorer in the Icelandic league in the 1980s and 1990s for Thór Akureyri and ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar.