Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson (born 16 April 1987) is an

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ic former

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who played as a

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for ÍR, whom he joined from

Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir (, ) is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is ...

Club career

Ásgeirsson was born in

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, and played for

's youth teams, before joining lower leagues team

UMF Selfoss Ungmennafélag Selfoss (, ), commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship ...

on loan for two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008. He made his debut for Fylkir in 2008, before going on to make 79 league appearances for the team. During his senior career in Iceland, Ásgeirsson was sent off 4 times and shown 52 yellow cards. In April 2013, Ásgeirsson signed for Norwegian club

Sarpsborg 08 FF Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian professional football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. ...

on loan for 3 months. On 18 September 2023, Ásgeir announced his retirement from football.

Career statistics

Club

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Other

Ásgeirsson is a former member of a heavy metal band, and likes to listen to rock music when preparing for games.

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