Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maccabi Haifa F.C. | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Tindastóll | ||
| 1997–2007 | HK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | HK | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Roeselare (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | VfL Bochum II | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | VfL Bochum | 45 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Rosenborg | 65 | (3) |
| 2017– | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Iceland U21 | 27 | (2) |
| 2012– | Iceland | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2017 |
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Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (born 6 August 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Maccabi Haifa F.C. in the Israeli Premier League. He is the son of Eyjólfur Sverrisson, former Iceland international and manager.
Born in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland, Hólmar moved to Stuttgart, German when his father played for Stuttgart and stayed there for three years and spoke a little German. Hólmar began his career at HK since joining them when he was ten and began taking football seriously. Hólmar was at FC Tindastóll when he was seven before moving to HK.
After progressing through the ranks at the club, Hólmar finally made his HK debut on 13 May 2007, in the opening game of the season, in a 0-0 draw against Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, where he played the whole game, as well as, making his first start of his career. Hólmar went on to finish his first season, making twelve appearance and helped the club finished ninth place, just two points away from relegation.
The following season, Hólmar continued to established himself in the first team and made seven appearance. His last appearance for the club came on 23 June 2008 against Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, which saw HK lost 3-0. Hólmar's performance earned him a linked to German side Bayern Munich, who invited him a trial.
Hólmar signed for West Ham United on 6 July 2008 from Icelandic team HK, where he previously made 19 first team appearances.
Despite being praises in the pre-season at West Ham United, Hólmar, however, never played a single match throughout the season and mostly spent the season on the reserve side and scored once during the season.
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