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
Personal information
Full name Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
Date of birth (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998
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
–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

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Islandsk landsholdsspiller til AGF". Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ Sigurbjörnsson, Þorkell Gunnar (1 February 2021). "Hver er nýr landsliðsþjálfari kvennalandsliðsins?". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL AGF Archived 8 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, agf.dk, 25 June 2019
  4. ^ AGF'er takker af: Ikke den slutning, jeg ønskede, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2022
  5. ^ "Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson schließt sich Hertha BSC an" [Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson joins Hertha BSC] (in German). Hertha BSC. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "A karla - Hópurinn fyrir leikina gegn Frakklandi og Sviss". www.ksi.is.
  7. ^ "England 0–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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