.jpg) Aron in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aron Jóhannsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-11-10)November 10, 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2005 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2006–2008 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2007–2008 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Fjölnir | 37 | (13) |
| 2010–2013 | Aarhus | 65 | (23) |
| 2013–2015 | AZ | 58 | (29) |
| 2015–2019 | Werder Bremen | 28 | (4) |
| 2017 | Werder Bremen II | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hammarby IF | 32 | (12) |
| 2021 | Lech Poznań | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | →Lech Poznań II | 1 | (2) |
| 2021– | Valur | 76 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Iceland U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | United States | 19 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 2, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 13, 2017 | |||
Aron Jóhannsson (born November 10, 1990) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as astriker forÚrvalsdeild clubValur.
He began his career withFjölnir and later played in theDanish Superliga forAGF before joiningAZ in January 2013. After two-and-a-half seasons at theEredivisie club, he was signed byWerder Bremen. His four years inBundesliga was plagued by injuries, and he left in 2019 to revive his career withHammarby IF inAllsvenskan.
Formerly anIceland under-21 international, Aron made his senior debut for theUnited States in 2013. He represented the US at the2014 FIFA World Cup and the2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, helping them to fourth place in the latter.
Born to Icelandic parents who were students inMobile, Alabama, United States, Aron moved to Iceland with his family at the age of three.[2] Growing up, he spent most his life in Iceland while occasionally visiting the United States as well as spending one year and graduating in 2008 from The Pendleton School at theIMG Academy inBradenton, Florida in the United States.[3]
Aron started his youth career at his local club,Fjölnir, in Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2005, he moved toBreiðablik for one season, heading back to his former club the following year. He then spent the 2007–08 school year playing in theU.S. Football Development Academy for theIMG Academy squad based inBradenton, Florida.[4]
Aron made his debut for Fjölnir in the2008 Úrvalsdeild season. He became a regular in the side the following year, making a total of 37 league appearances for the club and scoring 13 goals in the process. 12 of those he scored in his last season with Fjölnir, when he was voted both the best and the most promising player of the first division. On top of that he was also the top scorer of the league.
Aron attracted attention from foreign clubs during his second full season for Fjölnir, moving toAGF Aarhus in late August 2010. Following a fine performance in AGF's 3–2 win atViborg FF on April 16, 2011, he was chosen as one of the team's starting strikers. Aron played the remaining games for AGF in the season, helping his team to the promotion to the Superliga. His first goal for AGF came in an away match in theDanish 1st Division againstHvidovre IF on April 28, 2011.
He made his debut in theDanish Superliga on July 18, 2011, in a 2–1 win againstLyngby BK. After 15 goalless matches, he finally scored his first goal in the Superliga in the away match againstSønderjyskE on November 7, 2011, securing a 1–1 result.
Aron set a new record August 27, 2012 when he scored the fastest hattrick ever in the Danish Superliga, completing the hattrick in 3 minutes and 50 seconds againstAC Horsens; he also scored their fourth goal of the match, giving AGF a 1–4 victory. It took him only 16 minutes to score the four goals, which is another record in the Superliga.[5]
Aron joinedAZ on January 29, 2013.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on April 14, 2013.[7]
On August 11, 2013, Aron scored from the penalty spot in a 3–2 win over reigningEredivisie championsAjax.[8] AgainstSparta Rotterdam he scored a hat trick in the Dutch Cup on September 25.[9] Three days later, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win overPSV Eindhoven.[10] On October 20. Aron netted a brace as AZ came from a goal back to record a 3–1 win.[11]
On August 5, 2015, Aron underwent a medical and signed forWerder Bremen on a four-year deal, for a fee reported to be in the region of €5 million.[12] Just ten days later, on August 15, he made his debut replacingLevin Öztunalı after 57 minutes in Werder's first match of the2015–2016 Bundesliga season, a 0–3 home defeat toSchalke 04.[13] He made his full debut a week later in a 1–1 draw away toHertha Berlin on the second matchday of the season,[14] before scoring his first goal for Werder in his team's 2–1 defeat ofBorussia Mönchengladbach on August 30, 2015, converting a penalty for 1–0.[15] He picked up his second goal atDarmstadt 98 on September 22, the opening goal in a 2–1 defeat.
In early October, Aron was diagnosed with a nerve irritation in his right hip which Werder Bremen announced they would treat "in a conservative manner" and which would keep him out of action for a minimum of three weeks.[16] On October 28, he underwent hip surgery that would leave him unable to play for "the coming weeks".[17] However, after multiple attempts at a comeback,[18][19] his season was ruled to be over by club CEOThomas Eichin on March 24.[20] Coming into the club with high expectations, Aron was not really able to prove his worth during his first season. He made six appearances before his season-ending injury, scoring two goals.
After being expected to miss the beginning of the 2016–17 season as well,[21][22] Aron started in the opening match, a 6–0 defeat away toBayern Munich, returning after an eleven-month layoff. He scored his first goal of the campaign in his second appearance, converting a penalty in a 1–2 defeat toFC Augsburg. The following week, in a substitute appearance against Mönchengladbach, Aron assistedSerge Gnabry's goal. However, he was sent off for cursing, in English, at the referee, for which he was banned two matches and fined €8,000.[23] In the days following the incident, Aron claimed he was misheard, but when he tried to explain to the referee his version, he said that the referee "stayed by his opinion".[24] In addition, that was managerViktor Skrypnyk's last game in charge, before he was sacked and replaced with reserve managerAlexander Nouri.[25] Following Aron's suspension, he began losing playing time to young center forwardOusman Manneh, and acknowledged at the end of his suspension that a return to the starting lineup would "certainly not be simple".[26]
With Aron yet to make a start under Nouri at the end of October, assistant coachMarkus Feldhoff voiced his concerns about his match fitness, which Aron argued was "very near 100%", regarding his recent return from a lengthy injury.[27] After making two substitute appearances in February in defeats against Augsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach, he did not feature in Werder's following four matches during which the team amassed ten points.[28]
Until Nouri's dismissal in October 2017, Aron hardly featured and often did not make the squad[29][30][31] playing a total of 80 minutes in seven substitute appearances.[32]
During the 2017–18 winter training camp, new managerFlorian Kohfeldt praised Aron's competitive spirit.[33] On February 3, 2018, Aron was involved in two goals in Werder Bremen 2–1 win away to Schalke 04 after coming as a substitute,[34][35] This performance earned him a place in the starting lineup in the DFB-Pokal quarter-final match against Bayer Leverkusen three days later. He scored for 2–0 but Werder Bremen lost 4–2 after extra-time.[36][35][37] From mid-March, he was repeatedly kept out of action with hamstring problems.[38][39][40] In early May, Werder Bremen announced Aron would miss the rest of the season due to injury.[41]
Aron was sidelined with an ankle injury in July 2018[42] und underwent surgery in November.[43] He returned to team training in late February 2019.[42] On the last matchday of the season, he made his farewell from the club during thepre-match ceremony and was given a short substitute appearance by manager Kohfeldt. In his four seasons at the club, he made a total of 30 appearances across all competitions scoring five goals while being repeatedly kept out of action by injuries.[44]
In July 2019, Aron joinedAllsvenskan clubHammarby IF on a three-year contract.[45][46]
In 2020, Aron was Hammarby's top scorer in Allsvenskan, scoring twelve goals in 22 appearances, although the side disappointedly finished 8th in the table. He decided to terminate his contract with the club at the end of the year.[47]
Free agent Aron joinedEkstraklasa clubLech Poznań in February 2021, having agreed a contract until the end of 2021 with the option of an 18-month extension until summer 2023. At the time, the club placed 10th out of 16 teams in the league.[48] He started and scored a game-winning goal in his debut game againstŚląsk Wrocław on February 21.[49]
Having picked up an arm injury in a reserve team's league game that would keep him sidelined for the rest of the year,[50] he left the club by mutual consent on the last day of the summer transfer window.[51]
On November 4, 2021, Jóhannsson returned to Iceland to sign withÚrvalsdeild sideValur.[52]
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After a string of good performances in theDanish Superliga in 2012, Aron received his first call-up to theIceland squad on October 3, 2012, for theWorld Cup qualifiers againstSwitzerland andAlbania.[53] However, he did not appear due to a groin injury.
Due to being aU.S. citizen through hisbirth in the United States, Aron was also eligible to play for theUnited States national football team. In May 2013, U.S. coachJürgen Klinsmann stated that the U.S. team was keeping a "very close eye" on Aron.[54] On August 13, his switch from Iceland was approved by FIFA.[55]
Aron's decision to choose the United States over Iceland was widely criticized in his home country. In a written statement The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) urged the player to reconsider his decision, claiming that the player – who grew up in Iceland – had "no link to soccer in the USA at all" and that there was no logic behind him "relinquishing his Icelandic football identity".[56]
Aron made his first appearance for the United States in their 4–3 friendly victory overBosnia and Herzegovina inSarajevo the next day, coming on forEddie Johnson in the 63rd minute. In the final World Cup qualifying game againstPanama on October 15, 2013, he scored his first goal in the final minute, securing a 3–2 win.[57] He was included on Klinsmann's 23-man squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup, coming on for an injuredJozy Altidore in the 23rd minute of the opening game againstGhana for his tournament debut.[citation needed]
Aron was part of the American squad which came fourth at the2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring their third goal in a 6–0 quarter-final win overCuba in at theM&T Bank Stadium inBaltimore; set up by a 50-yard pass by captainMichael Bradley, he chipped goalkeeperDiosvelis Guerra from the edge of the penalty area.[58]
In March 2018, he was called up by interim coachDave Sarachan for a friendly match againstParaguay but was forced to pull out due an injury.[59]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fjölnir | 2008 | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 1. deild karla | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 17 | |||
| Total | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 | ||
| AGF | 2010–11 | 1. Division | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Superliga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Superliga | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 14 | |||
| Total | 65 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 32 | 17 | 4 | 6 | — | 14[c] | 2 | 3[d] | 1 | 53 | 26 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| Total | 58 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 38 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 15 | |||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | ||
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Lech Poznań II | 2021–22 | II liga | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Valur | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | Besta deild karla | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||||
| 2024 | Besta deild karla | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 61 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 101 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 349 | 121 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 19 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15, 2013 | Estadio Rommel Fernández,Panama City, Panama |  Panama | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 2 | May 27, 2014 | Candlestick Park,San Francisco, California, United States |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | March 25, 2015 | NRGi Park,Aarhus, Denmark |  Denmark | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | July 18, 2015 | M&T Bank Stadium,Baltimore, Maryland, United States |  Cuba | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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