Eyleifur Hafsteinsson

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

Eyleifur Hafsteinsson (born 31 May 1947) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a forward. He won the Icelandic championship in 1968, 1970 and 1974 and the Icelandic Cup in 1966.^[1] He was part of the Iceland national team between 1964 and 1972, playing 26 matches and scoring 4 goals.^[2]

Eyleifur Hafsteinsson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-05-31) 31 May 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	ÍA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1965	ÍA	20	(17)
1966–1969	KR		(18)
1970–1973	ÍA	41	(19)
1974	ÍA	11	(1)
Total			(37)
International career
1965	Iceland U19	2	(1)
1964–1972	Iceland	26	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After coming up through the junior teams of Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA), he debuted with the senior team in 1964.^[3][4] He became an instant hit, becoming the youngest player ever to score in the Icelandic top-tier league when he did so three days before his 17th birthday. He finished the 1964 season as the league's top goal scorer with 10 goals.^[1] The following year he spent three months in Glasgow, Scotland, where he trained with the Glasgow Rangers.^[5] He returned to ÍA before the start of the 1965 season where he scored 7 goals.^[6] In 1966, he moved to Reykjavík and joined Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur where he played until 1969.^[7][8] In 1970, he returned to ÍA where he finished his career in 1975, at the age of 27.^[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season
		Apps	Goals
ÍA	1964[10]	10	10
	1965[11][12]	10	7
KR	1966[13]	?	5
	1967[14]	?	3
	1968[15]	?	6
	1969[16]	?	4
ÍA	1970[17]	14	5
	1971[18]	14	3
	1972[19]	13	11
ÍA	1974	11	1

See also

• List of Iceland international footballers