Daníel Guðjohnsen

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Daníel.

Daníel Guðjohnsen
Personal information
Full name Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen
Date of birth (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 32
Youth career
2011–2015 CF Gavà
2015–2019 Barcelona
2019–2022 Real Madrid
2022–2023 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Malmö FF 2 (0)
International career‡
2022 Iceland U16 2 (0)
2021–2023 Iceland U17 13 (5)
2022– Iceland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen (born 1 March 2006) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[1]

On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[2]

Club career

Daníel grew up in Spain and played junior football for the youth teams of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.[3][4][5] In August 2022, he signed with Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[6][7] In February 2023, he was selected to the main squad of Malmö ahead of its training matches against Vålerenga and AGF.[8][9] In April 2023, he was officially signed as part of the main squad.[10]

On 1 December 2024, Daníel scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Torslanda IK in the second round of the Svenska Cupen.[11]

International career

Daníel has played for the Iceland junior teams since 2021.[6] On 25 October 2022, he scored two goals in Iceland U17 3–0 win against North Macedonia U17.[12]

Personal life

He is the youngest son of former footballer Eiður Guðjohnsen and brother of Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen and Andri Guðjohnsen.[13] His grandfather is former Icelandic international Arnór Guðjohnsen.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2023 Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 3 1[a] 0 3 3
Career total 2 0 1 3 1 0 4 3
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Malmö FF

References

  1. ^ Aron Guðmundsson (24 August 2022). "Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen orðinn leikmaður Malmö". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ Alejandro Fernández; Jordi Casamayor (31 March 2018). "Danone Nations Cup El hijo de Gudjohnsen deslumbra en la Danone Nations Cup". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (13 July 2022). "Væri ánægður ef hann fengi einn úr Guðjohnsen fjölskyldunni". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ Ruby Ares (29 December 2018). "Dani, hijo del exculé Gudjohnsen, juega en el Madrid". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Valur Páll Eiríksson (24 August 2022). "Daníel Tristan semur við Malmö - Bræðurnir þrír allir komnir til Svíþjóðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ Erik Hadzic (29 September 2022). "Gudjohnsen lämnade Real Madrid för MFF: "Malmös intresse kändes väldigt speciellt"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (8 February 2023). "Daníel Tristan yngstur í æfingaferð með aðalliðinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (8 February 2023). "Hinn 16 ára Daníel Tristan fær tækifæri með aðalliði Malmö FF". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (14 April 2023). "Daníel Guðjohnsen orðlaus í aðalliðið: "Besta tilfinning sem ég hef fundið"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Malmö FF 5-2 Torslanda IK". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 1 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Skoraði tvívegis í góðum sigri í fyrsta leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (3 October 2022). "Daníel Tristan að standast þær háu væntingar sem gerðar voru til hans". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (23 June 2015). "Eiður Smári nefndi dóttur sína í höfuðið á mömmu: "Ég er auðvitað bara í skýjunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  15. ^ Daníel Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2024.