 Jónsson (left) playing forIceland in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík,Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder /Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austfjarða | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Fjarðabyggð | 22 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 134 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | →Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belenenses | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Vestsjælland | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Fleetwood Town | 51 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | SønderjyskE | 43 | (1) |
| 2020 | FH | 61 | (0) |
| 2024– | Austfjarða | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Iceland U19 | 12 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2007– | Iceland | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 January 2019 | |||
Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson (born 18 August 1988) is anIcelandicinternationalfootballer who plays predominantly as amidfielder but is also capable of playing as acentre back or in bothfull back roles. He plays for the Icelandic clubAustfjarða after joining them fromFH.[2]
He joinedScottish Premier League sideHearts as a teenager and eventually established himself in the first-team where he displayed his versatility and even went on to captain the Edinburgh side on numerous occasions before moving to theEnglish Premier League in January 2012 when he signed for Wolves, with whom he made only seven appearances during an eighteen-month stay.
He made his international debut at the age of 19 and is considered to be part ofIceland'sgolden generation along with the likes ofGylfi Sigurðsson andKolbeinn Sigþórsson.[3]
Eggert made his debut as a 15-year-old forFjarðabyggð in Iceland. After that he trained with Þór Akureyri.
In July 2005, he signed for Hearts, signing a professional contract soon after he turned 18. He made his debut for Hearts on 20 September 2006, appearing as a substitute in a 4–0League Cup victory overAlloa Athletic. He made his league debut as a substitute in Hearts' 1–0 win overInverness Caledonian Thistle atTynecastle on 10 February 2007. His first experience of anEdinburgh Derby came on 1 April 2007 as he appeared as a 66th-minute substitute in 1–0 victory atEaster Road.[4]
Eggert scored his first goal for the club againstHeracles Almelo in a 5–1 friendly victory in July 2007. His first competitive goal came againstSt Mirren in 3–2 at Tynecastle on 19 April 2008. On 28 March 2008, Eggert signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract[5] with theEdinburgh team.
Having played mainly as acentre midfielder and occasionally acentre back for the first few years of his Hearts career Eggert began to display his versatility in the2008–09 season. New managerCsaba László used Eggert almost exclusively as aright-back for the first few months of the season and during the course of the season he played across the midfield, as a centre back and as a left back. László praised Eggert for his consistent performances despite constantly changing position as well as his diligent attitude.[6] Eggert himself expressed his desire to do his best for the team regardless of which position he played.[7]
Following the departure ofChristophe Berra toWolverhampton Wanderers in January 2009, Eggert was given the number four shirt for the2009–10 season. Perhaps the most memorable moment of his Hearts career came againstAberdeen as he scored an acrobaticoverhead kick to give Hearts a 1–0 victory atPittodrie on 27 February 2010.[8] Due to the absence ofcaptainMarius Žaliūkas andvice-captainLee Wallace, Eggert was made captain for the 3–0 defeat toCeltic F.C. atParkhead on 11 September 2010.[9] He would go on to take the captain's armband for numerous matches while with theJambos due to the unavailability of Žaliūkas. One such occasion came on 7 May 2011 as he was sent off for a challenge onNikica Jelavić in a 4–0 away loss againstRangers.[10] During his Hearts career, Eggert made 153 appearances in all competitions and scored nine goals.
On 21 December 2011, Eggert agreed to joinEnglish Premier League sideWolverhampton Wanderers on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £250,000 rising to £600,000.[11][12][13] The deal was officially completed when the January 2012 transfer window opened.[14]
Jónsson made his debut for Wolves playing the full 90 minutes againstBirmingham in theFA Cup on 7 January, but this was one of only made five appearances in total during the remainder of the campaign during which the club suffered relegation.[15]
The player's first team prospects atMolineux failed to improve duringStale Solbakken's tenure as manager, with Jónsson only featuring in one league game as a substitute. To gain playing time he joined fellowChampionship clubCharlton Athletic on a one-month loan deal in November 2012.[16] On 7 December 2012, he returned from his loan spell having made two appearances for the Addicks.[17]
He did not make any further appearances during the remainder of the 2012–13 season and on 12 July 2013, Wolves announced that an agreement had been reached to terminate his contract with two years remaining.[18]
Within days of his release from Wolves, Jónsson joined Portuguese clubBelenenses. Late in the summer of 2014 Eggert mutually terminated his contract with the Portuguese side, returning to Iceland to recover from injury.[19]
In 2015,Fleetwood Town signed Jónsson on a one-year contract following expiration of his deal withFC Vestsjælland.[20] After making 63 appearances in all competitions for Fleetwood, in January 2017 he signed for Danish sideSønderjyskE.[21]
After joiningSønderjyskE in 2017, Jónsson played 43 times for the club. During the 2020 COVID-19 hiatus, his contract was extended until July 2020.[22] Jónsson scored in theSuper League game that relegatedSilkeborg.[23]
In August 2020, Jonsson signed for Icelandic clubFimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[24]
Jónsson received his first call-up to theIceland national team in November 2007 for theEuro 2008 qualifier againstDenmark on 21 November.[25] He made his debut as a 73-minute replacement forEmil Hallfreðsson in the 3–0Group F defeat at theParken Stadium.[26]
He was part of theIceland under-21 team at the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, a squad which was considered to be thegolden generation of Icelandic football.[3] Iceland were eliminated fromGroup A by a three-way tie-breaker as they finished with an identical record to bothBelarus andDenmark, allowing Belarus to advance along with group winnersSwitzerland.
[27][28]Updated 19 December 2014.
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fjarðabyggð | 2004 | 3. deild | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2. deild | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Club total | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Hearts | 2006–07 | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Club total | 134 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 9 | ||
| Wolves | 2011–12 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Football League Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Club total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2012–13 | Football League Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Club total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Club total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 173 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 15 | ||
SønderjyskE
