Emil Pálsson
Emil Pálsson (born 10 June 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sogndal, on loan from Sarpsborg 08.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Pálsson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sogndal | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | BÍ/Bolungarvík | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | BÍ/Bolungarvík | 45 | (5) |
| 2011–2017 | FH | 114 | (19) |
| 2015 | → Fjölnir (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Sandefjord | 49 | (0) |
| 2021– | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Sogndal (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Iceland U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Iceland U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 2021 | |||
Club career
Emil started his career with local club BÍ before signing with FH at 18 years old. In 2015, he was loaned to Fjölnir for the season.[2] After stellar play with Fjölnir, he was recalled on 25 July and finished the season with FH. After the season he was name the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year.[3]
On 1 November 2021, Emil collapsed and went into a cardiac arrest while playing for Sogndal in a match against Stjørdals-Blink. He was successfully resuscitated, and was then flown to Haukeland University Hospital for further investigation and treatment.[4]
International career
Emil made his first senior international appearance on 16 January 2016 in a match against the UAE, playing 46 minutes before being substituted.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 22 August 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BÍ/Bolungarvík | 2010 | 2. deild karla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| FH | 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Total | 114 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 158 | 25 | ||
| Fjölnir (loan) | 2015 | Úrvalsdeild | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Sandefjord | 2018 | Eliteserien | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 0 | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2021 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 233 | 26 | ||
References
- Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 November 2017). "Emil Pálsson til liðs við Sandefjord". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Verð kannski seinna alvöru karl". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- Kristinn Páll Teitsson (4 October 2015). "Emil leikmaður ársins að mati leikmannana - Höskuldur efnilegastur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Sogndal-spiller Emil Pálsson (28) fikk hjertestans på banen – kamp utsatt". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- "UAE 2-1 Iceland". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Emil Pálsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.