Sævar Atli Magnússon

Sævar Atli Magnússon
Personal information
Full name Sævar Atli Magnússon
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
SK Brann
Number 22
Youth career
–2018 Leiknir Reykjavík
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Leiknir Reykjavík 94 (41)
2021–2025 Lyngby 120 (19)
2025– SK Brann 12 (5)
International career‡
2016 Iceland U16 9 (0)
2016 Iceland U17 2 (0)
2017 Iceland U18 2 (0)
2018 Iceland U19 4 (0)
2021–2022 Iceland U21 11 (2)
2023– Iceland 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Sævar Atli Magnússon (born 16 June 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Norwegian Eliteserien club SK Brann and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Sævar Atli made his debut for Leiknir Reykjavík on 3 October 2015, aged 15, in the last round of the season, coming on as a substitute in a match against Keflavík.[1] He signed for Danish club Lyngby on 5 August 2021 and was promoted with them to the Danish Superliga at the end of the 2021–22 season.[2][3]

International career

Sævar Atli has featured for the Icelandic U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 youth sides.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2026[4][1]
Club Season League National Cup [a] Europe [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leiknir Reykjavík 2015 Úrvalsdeild 1000–10
2016 1. deild karla 4010–50
2017 1. deild karla 14140–181
2018 1. deild karla 22921–2410
2019 1. deild karla 20810–218
2020 1. deild karla 201321–2214
2021 Úrvalsdeild 131010–1410
Total 94411120010543
Lyngby 2021-22 Danish 1st Division 29410–304
2022-23 Danish Superliga 28610–296
2023-24 Danish Superliga 32541–366
2024-25 Danish Superliga 31410–324
Total 12019710012720
Brann 2025 Eliteserien 95007[c]5[d]1610
2026 Eliteserien 30004[e]070
Total 125001152310
Career total 2266518311525573
  1. ↑ Includes Icelandic Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Includes 2 Champions League appearances and 5 Europa League appearances
  4. ↑ Includes 1 Champions League goal and 4 Europa League goals
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5][1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 202350
202400
202540
Total 90

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Leikmaður - Sævar Atli Magnússon". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sævar orðinn lærisveinn Freys". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (23 May 2022). "Freyr stýrði Lyngby upp í úr-valsdeild | Aron lagði upp er Horsens fór einnig upp". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Sævar Atli Magnússon at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sævar Atli Magnússon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 October 2024.