Gísli Þórðarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gísli.
Gísli Þórðarson
Personal information
Full name Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 23
Youth career
–2021 Breiðablik
2020–2021 → Bologna (loan)
2021–2022 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Víkingur Reykjavik 40 (2)
2025– Lech Poznań 14 (1)
International career‡
2021–2023 Iceland U19 11 (0)
2024 Iceland U20 2 (0)
2024– Iceland U21 4 (0)
2025– Iceland 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:45, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:50, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson (born 12 September 2004) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Þórðarson spent his early years in the Breiðablik youth teams, before joining Italian side Bologna on a one-year loan in 2020. After his loan spell ended, he was signed by Bologna on a permanent basis and remained in Italy for another twelve months.[4]

Víkingur Reykjavik

In July 2022, Þórðarson returned to Iceland and joined top-flight side Víkingur Reykjavik.[4] During his two-and-a-half-year stint with Vikingur, he aided the club to a league title win in 2023, two Icelandic Cup wins, one Icelandic Super Cup victory,[3] and made six appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase.[5]

Lech Poznań

On 7 January 2025, Þórðarson signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.[6] He made his professional debut for Lech on 31 January, starting in a 4–1 league win over Widzew Łódź.[7][8] On 11 March 2025, Lech announced Þórðarson would miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained during training.[9]

International career

Þórðarson was first capped for Iceland at the under-19 level, appearing as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Switzerland on 6 September 2021.[10] In 2024, he made his debuts for the Iceland under-20 and under-21 teams.[11]

Þórðarson earned his first senior cap for the senior national team on 10 October 2025, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute of a 3–5 FIFA World Cup qualifier loss against Ukraine.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Víkingur Reykjavik 2022 Besta deild karla 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2023 Besta deild karla 11 0 2 0 0 0 4[b] 0 14 0
2024 Besta deild karla 24 2 5 0 14[c] 0 3[d] 0 44 2
Total 40 2 8 0 14 0 7 0 69 2
Lech Poznań 2024–25[5] Ekstraklasa 5 0 — — — 5 0
2025–26[14] Ekstraklasa 9 1 2 0 8[e] 0 0 0 19 1
Total 14 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 24 1
Career total 54 3 10 0 22 0 7 0 93 3
  1. ^ Includes Icelandic Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 13 November 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland
2025 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Víkingur Reykjavik[3]

Lech Poznań

References

  1. ^ "Gísli stóðst læknisskoðun". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Gisli Thordarson" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Gísli Þórðarson". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b Głąb, Bartosz (2 January 2025). "Legia Warszawa, Lech Poznań i Raków Częstochowa walczą o islandzki supertalent". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ Ptak, Jakub (7 January 2025). "Gisli Thordarson nowym piłkarzem Lecha Poznań. "Ma mądrość piłkarską"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Skład Lecha Poznań na mecz z Widzewem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. ^ ""Atmosfera przeszła wszelkie oczekiwania"" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. ^ Kazula, Jakub (11 March 2025). "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Gisli Thordarson przejdzie operację i nie zagra przez kilka miesięcy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Debiut Gisliego w kadrze" [Gisli's debut in the national team] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  13. ^ Gísli Þórðarson at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Sezon 2025/26". 90minut. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Gísli Þórðarson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  16. ^ Laudański, Radosław (24 May 2025). "Oto mistrzowie Polski! Dzięki tym piłkarzom Lech zdobył dziewiąty tytuł w historii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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