.jpg) Böðvarsson training withIceland at the2018 FIFA World Cup. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jón Daði Böðvarsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (age 33)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selfoss | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Selfoss | ||
| 2011 | →Aarhus U19 (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Selfoss | 80 | (18) |
| 2013–2015 | Viking | 81 | (15) |
| 2016 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Reading | 53 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Millwall | 69 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | 78 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Wrexham | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | Burton Albion | 13 | (5) |
| 2025– | Selfoss | 7 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Iceland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Iceland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2022 | Iceland | 64 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:39, 2 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2022 | |||
Jón Daði Böðvarsson (born 25 May 1992) is an Icelandic professionalfootballer who plays as astriker for1. deild karla sideSelfoss. Jón Daði is the grandson of two of Iceland's premier writers,Þorsteinn frá Hamri andÁsta Sigurðardóttir.
Jón Daði began his senior career during the 2009 season in theIcelandic second tier withSelfoss, scoring 20 as their side were promoted to theIcelandic top flight. After being loaned to the youth ranks of the Danish clubAarhus for four months in 2011, he returned to Selfoss, who had been relegated in the meantime. They scored seventy times during the2011 season as the club were promoted back to the top flight.
After netting a further seventy goals back in the top division, Jón Daði moved to the Norwegian sideViking in November 2012.[4]
During three seasons in the Norwegian top flight, he scored 15 times before leaving for German second division side1. FC Kaiserslautern in January 2016, with whom he had already signed a pre-contract in June 2015 for a three-year deal.[5] He made his Kaiserslautern debut on 5 February 2016 againstUnion Berlin and scored the first of two goals for the team on 4 March 2016 in a 1–2 defeat atNürnberg.[6]
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On 2 August 2016, Jón Daði signed forEnglish Championship sideWolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[7] He scored his first goal on his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Rotherham.[8] His debut simultaneously meant he became the 1,000th player to appear in a league game for the club.[9] Jón Daði scored his second goal for Wolves on 20 August, scoring the final goal in Wolves' 3–1 win against Birmingham City. His third and final goal for Wolves was in a 3–1 defeat to Bristol City in April 2017.
Despite being a fan favourite at Wolves, he moved to fellow English Championship sideReading in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee on 14 July 2017.[10] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0 win atBirmingham City on 26 August 2017.[11] His first hat trick for Reading was on 16 January 2018 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
On 12 July 2019, he signed for fellow Championship sideMillwall for an undisclosed fee.[12] He scored his first goals for Millwall when he scored twice in anEFL Cup tie againstOxford United on 27 August 2019.[13]
On 20 January 2022, he signed forLeague One sideBolton Wanderers on an eighteen-month contract after his Millwall contract was cancelled, taking over the number 9 shirt from the recently departedEoin Doyle.[14] On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 againstPlymouth Argyle in the2023 EFL Trophy Final[15] He missed the match through injury, though still received a medal as he had played in the earlier rounds.[16] On 13 June 2023, he signed a new initial one-year deal, keeping him at Bolton for at least another season.[17] On 2 December 2023, he scored a first halfhat-trick againstHarrogate Town in theFA Cup.[18] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[19]
On 25 October 2024, Jón Daði signed forWrexham on a short-term deal.[20]
On 16 January 2025, Jón Daði joined fellow League One clubBurton Albion following his contract at Wrexham being cancelled by mutual consent.[21] He scored on his debut for Burton Albion, in a 2–1 win overWigan Athletic on 21 January 2025[22]
On 13 May 2025, the club said it had offered the player a new contract.[23] However, Jón Daði declined the offer, opting to return to Iceland with his family after almost 10 years in England.[24]
On 1 July 2025, Böðvarsson returned to home-town clubSelfoss.[25]
Having already played for Iceland at under-19 and under-21 level, Jón Daði made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 as a substitute in a friendly againstAndorra. He scored his first international goal on 9 September 2014 in a 3–0 victory overTurkey duringEuro 2016 qualifying.
He was selected forUEFA Euro 2016, the first international tournament for which Iceland had ever qualified. Jón Daði started all five matches at the tournament in France and scored in the final group game againstAustria which ensured the Icelanders' progress from the group phase.
On 27 June 2016, Jón Daði played againstEngland in theUEFA Euro 2016 round of 16 at theStade de Nice, as Iceland upset England with a 2–1 victory to advance to the quarter-finals.[26]
Jón Daði was called up toIceland's 23-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup on 11 May 2018.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selfoss | 2008 | 1. deild karla | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1. deild karla | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Úrvalsdeild | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | 1. deild karla | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | ||
| Total | 80 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | 108 | 21 | |||
| Viking | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 92 | 23 | ||||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17 | Championship | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |
| Reading | 2017–18 | Championship | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | |
| 2018–19 | Championship | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Total | 53 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 17 | |||
| Millwall | 2019–20 | Championship | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 76 | 7 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 | League One | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | League One | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4[a] | 3 | 27 | 8 | |
| 2023–24 | League One | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 3 | 46 | 10 | |
| Total | 78 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 25 | ||
| Wrexham | 2024–25 | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 2024–25 | League One | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Career total | 435 | 76 | 34 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 509 | 103 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Turkey | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 UEFA Euro qualification | [33] |
| 2 | 22 June 2016 | Stade de France,Saint-Denis, France |  Austria | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | [34] |
| 3 | 7 September 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur,Reykjavík, Iceland |  Moldova | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [35] |
| 4 | 12 January 2022 | Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center,Antalya, Turkey |  Uganda | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [36] |
After some long consideration for a while now, I've decided along with my family to move back home after almost 10 years in England, 13 years abroad in total.
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