Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

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

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (born 26 November 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Iceland national team.^[1] He is the son of Þorsteinn Halldórsson.^[2]

Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

Personal information
Full name	Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
Date of birth	(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kópavogur, Iceland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2015	HK Kópavogur
2015–2018	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	HK Kópavogur	8	(0)
2018–2019	Fulham	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Vendsyssel (loan)	24	(3)
2019–2022	AGF	86	(18)
2022–2024	OH Leuven	71	(20)
2024–	Hertha BSC	18	(0)
International career‡
2014–2015	Iceland U17	12	(0)
2015–2016	Iceland U19	8	(0)
2017–2021	Iceland U21	21	(5)
2018–	Iceland	46	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025

Club career

On 25 June 2019, Danish Superliga club AGF announced that they had signed Jón on a three-year contract.^[3] Jón left AGF at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[4]

On 27 August 2024, Jón signed a three-season contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.^[5]

International career

In October 2018, Jón was named in the Iceland national team's squad for matches against France and Switzerland.^[6] On 7 June 2024, he scored the only goal of an upset 1–0 friendly victory over England at Wembley Stadium.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 June 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2018	1	0
	2019	2	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	10	1
	2022	8	2
	2023	9	0
	2024	9	2
	2025	4	0
Total		46	6

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Dagur goal.^[8]

List of international goals scored by Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 January 2019	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Sweden	2–2	2–2	Friendly
2	14 November 2021	Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia	North Macedonia	1–1	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 June 2022	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Albania	1–1	1–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
4	13 June 2022	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Israel	1–0	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
5	7 June 2024	Wembley Stadium, London, England	England	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6	6 September 2024	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Montenegro	2–0	2–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B