Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (born 10 April 2003) is an Icelandic professional
footballer who plays as an
attacking midfielder or
winger for French
Ligue 1 club
Lille and the
Iceland national team.
Club career
Hákon Arnar is a youth academy graduate of Icelandic club
ÍA. He made his senior debut for the club on 26 February 2019 in a 6–0
league cup win against
Stjarnan.
In June 2019, Hákon Arnar joined youth academy of Danish club
Copenhagen
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. On 21 May 2021, club announced that he have signed a new contract with the club until June 2026. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 July 2021 in a 5–0
UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round win against
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
On 17 July 2023, Hákon Arnar signed for French
Ligue 1 club
Lille, on a five-year contract running until 30 June 2028. The financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €12 million and a maximum of €5 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions.
International career
Hákon Arnar is an Icelandic youth international. On 2 September 2021, he scored twice in his team's 2–1 victory against
Belarus in
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification stage. He made his
Iceland senior team debut on 2 June 2022 in a 2–2 draw against
Israel
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.
Personal life
Hákon Arnar was born into a family of footballers. His parents
Haraldur Ingólfsson and Jónína Víglundsdóttir are former national team players. His brothers
Tryggvi Hrafn and
Haukur Andri are also professional footballers.
Career statistics
Club
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International
[
:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hákon Arnar goal.''
]
Honours
Copenhagen
* Danish Superliga: 2021–22; 2022–23
* Danish Cup
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The winner will ...
: 2022–23
International
* Baltic Cup: 2022
Individual
* Icelandic Men's Footballer of the Year: 2022
References
External links
*
Copenhagen profile
*
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2003 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Icelandic men's footballers
21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
Iceland men's youth international footballers
Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
Danish Superliga players
Ligue 1 players
F.C. Copenhagen players
Lille OSC players
Íþróttabandalag Akraness players
Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in France