Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason (born on 27 May 1988 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He currently plays for the Swiss club of FC Basel and the Iceland national team. In his homeland, he is nicknamed Thor.

He has also played for Viking FK, FK Bodø/Glimt, Standard Liège, Delfino Pescara 1936, and Sampdoria. He won the Swiss Super League with Basel in 2016.

He was included in Iceland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2016. On 14 June 2016, he scored Iceland's first goal at a major tournament. It was against Portugal, and the game ended in a draw.

200px|thumb|Birkir with Iceland in 2014

 Statistics 

 International goals 

 #  Date  Location  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 27 May 2012  Valenciennes, France        Friendly 12 October 2012  Tirana, Albania        2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 June 2013  Reykjavík, Iceland       10 September 2013  Reykjavík, Iceland       28 March 2015  Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan        UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying 14 June 2016  Saint-Étienne, France        UEFA Euro 2016 3 July 2016  Saint-Denis, France      

 References 

 Other websites 

KSI profile 
Profile on the Swiss Football League homepage 
Profile at Viking 

Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:Icelandic footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 2016 players