Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson

Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 3
Youth career
–2018 Fjölnir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Fjölnir 11 (0)
2019–2020 Valur 16 (3)
2021–2024 Häcken 66 (3)
2024–2026 Fortuna Düsseldorf 36 (0)
2026– Viborg 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Iceland U16 2 (0)
2018 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2018 Iceland U18 1 (0)
2020–2022 Iceland U21 11 (0)
2021– Iceland 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:54, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson (born 24 September 2001) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg, as well as the Iceland national team.

Club career

On 28 December 2020, Valgeir signed his first professional contract with Häcken.[1] Valgeir made his professional debut with Häcken in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Dalkurd FF on 21 February 2021.[2] On 30 August 2024, Fortuna Düsseldorf announced his signing and that Valgeir would wear the number 12 jersey.[3]

Valgeir joined Danish Superliga club Viborg on 12 August 2026, signing a three-year contract.[4]

International career

Valgeir was a youth international for Iceland, and was called up to represent the Iceland U21s at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[5]

He made his debut for Iceland national team on 4 June 2021 in a friendly against Faroe Islands.[6]

Honours

Valur

BK Häcken

References

  1. ↑ "BK Häcken värvar isländsk U21-landslagsman". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Häcken vs. Dalkurd - 21 February 2021". Soccerway. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna verpflichtet Friðriksson | www.f95.de". www.f95.de (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Bech, Malthe (12 August 2026). "Officielt: Viborg henter islandsk back". Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Hópur U21 karla fyrir EM 2021". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Faroe Islands v Iceland game report". ESPN. 4 June 2021.
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