Arnór Sigurðsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór.

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Iceland national team.^[1][2][3]

Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Malmö FF
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2015	ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	ÍA Akranes	7	(0)
2017–2018	Norrköping	25	(3)
2017	→ Sylvia (loan)	3	(3)
2018–2023	CSKA Moscow	66	(11)
2021–2022	→ Venezia (loan)	9	(0)
2022–2023	→ Norrköping (loan)	21	(11)
2023	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	15	(4)
2023–2025	Blackburn Rovers	19	(2)
2025–	Malmö FF	13	(1)
International career‡
2015–2016	Iceland U17	15	(1)
2017	Iceland U19	5	(0)
2018	Iceland U21	5	(1)
2018–	Iceland	34	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2024

Club career

Norrköping

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.^[4][5]

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.^[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by Norrköping.^[7] He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against Viktoria Plzeň, and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.^[8]

Arnór scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.^[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[10] On 12 December 2018, Arnór scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu.^[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over Spartak Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

Loan to Venezia

On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.^[12]

Return to Norrköping

On 3 July 2022, Arnór suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13] On 14 July 2022, he returned to Norrköping until June 2023 under these regulations.^[14]

Blackburn Rovers

On 21 June 2023, Arnór again exercised his right to move clubs and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2023–24 season.^[15] On 26 December 2023, the transfer was made permanent, and Arnór signed a contract with Blackburn until June 2025.^[16]On 17 February 2025 the contract was cancelled by mutual agreement.

Malmö FF

On 18 February 2025, Arnór signed for Swedish club Malmö FF. ^[17] On 7 April 2025, Arnór scored his first goal for Malmö in the 78th minute in a 2–1 win over IF Elfsborg. ^[18]

International career

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 September 2023^[20][21][22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ÍA	2015	Úrvalsdeild karla	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2016	Úrvalsdeild karla	6	0	2	0	0	0	–		8	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Norrköping	2017	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2018	Allsvenskan	17	3	0	0	–		–		17	3
	Total		25	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	3
Sylvia (loan)	2017	Swedish Football Division 2	3	3	0	0	–		–		3	3
CSKA Moscow	2018–19	Russian Premier League	21	5	0	0	6	2	–		27	7
	2019-20	Russian Premier League	22	4	2	0	5	0	–		29	4
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	23	2	3	0	5	0	–		31	2
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		66	11	5	0	16	2	0	0	87	13
Venezia (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	9	0	2	0	–		–		11	0
Norrköping (loan)	2022	Allsvenskan	11	6	1	1	–		–		12	7
	2023	Allsvenskan	10	5	4	3	–		–		14	8
	Total		21	11	5	4	0	0	0	0	26	15
Blackburn Rovers (loan)	2023–24	Championship	18	5	2	1	–		–		20	6
Career total			150	33	17	5	16	2	0	0	182	40

International

As of match played 7 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2018	2	0
	2019	6	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	9	1
	2023	5	0
	2024	4	0
Total		34	2

As of 2 June 2022^[20]

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.

List of international goals scored by Arnór Sigurðsson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 2019	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Andorra	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	2 June 2022	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	2–1	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B