| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| 2011–2015 | Gavà | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | HK | 10 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Valur | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Breiðablik | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Spezia | 23 | (2) |
| 2019 | →Ravenna (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →OB (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Elfsborg | 70 | (14) |
| 2024 | Hansa Rostock | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Hansa Rostock II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Sarpsborg | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 17 | (7) |
| 2021– | Iceland | 20 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 May 2023 | |||
Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (born 12 May 1998) is an Icelandic professionalfootballer who plays as aforward theIceland national team.
Sveinn Aron spent the first three years of his senior club career in Icelandic leagues, first1. deild karla and then the top-levelÚrvalsdeild karla.
On 26 July 2018, he signed with the ItalianSerie B clubSpezia.[1] He made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 29 September 2018 in a game againstCarpi as a 59th-minute substitute forAndrey Galabinov.[2]
On 31 January 2019, he was loaned toSerie C clubRavenna.[3] On 13 September 2020, he was loaned out again, this time toDanish Superliga clubOdense Boldklub for the 2020–21 season.[4][5]
On 14 August 2021, Sveinn Aron signed withIF Elfsborg in Sweden until the end of 2024.[6]
On 18 January 2024, Sveinn Aron joinedHansa Rostock in German2. Bundesliga on a 2.5-year contract.[7]
On 29 August 2024, Sveinn Aron signed a contract until 2028 withSarpsborg in Norway.[8]
Sveinn Aron represented Iceland at the2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he started in the first two group stage games, both of which Iceland lost (he scored the squad's only goal at the tournament in a 4–1 loss to Russia). Instead of playing in the closing game on 31 March, he was called up to thesenior squad and made his debut for it on the same day in aWorld Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[9]
Sveinn Aron's fatherEiður Guðjohnsen is the joint record goalscorer for theIceland national football team and played for many notable clubs, such asBolton Wanderers,Chelsea,Barcelona andTottenham Hotspur.[1] His grandfatherArnór Guðjohnsen also represented Iceland internationally for many years. His younger brothersAndri andDaniel were on the youth teams ofReal Madrid and are both also Iceland internationals. His uncleArnór Borg (son of Arnór and half-brother of Eiður) plays in Iceland forFylkir on loan from theChampionship clubSwansea City.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HK | 2015 | 1. deild karla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1. deild karla | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Valur | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Breiðablik | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Spezia | 2018-19 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Ravenna (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| OB (loan) | 2020-21 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 79 | 19 | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2023-24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2024-25 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2023-24 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg | 2024 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 199 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 48 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex,Aksu, Turkey |  South Korea | 1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly | [12] |
| 2 | 12 January 2023 | Estádio Algarve,Algarve, Portugal |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [13] |
Valur
Iceland