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Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
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Personal information
Full name Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
Date of birth (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
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

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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