Jón Daði Böðvarsson (born 25 May 1992) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Jón Daði is the grandson of two of Iceland's premier writers,

Þorsteinn frá Hamri Þorsteinn frá Hamri (aka Þorsteinn Jónsson), (15 Mar 1938 – 28 Jan 2018) was an Icelandic writer notable for having been nominated five times for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize over a period of 35 years. Writings Since his first book ...

and Ásta Sigurðardóttir.

Club career

Selfoss

Jón Daði began his senior career during the 2009 season in the Icelandic second tier with

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, scoring 20 as their side were promoted to the Icelandic top flight. After being loaned to the youth ranks of the Danish club

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for four months in 2011, he returned to Selfoss, who had been relegated in the meantime. They scored seventy times during the 2011 season as the club were promoted back to the top flight.

Viking

After netting a further seventy goals back in the top division, Jón Daði moved to the Norwegian side

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in November 2012.

Kaiserslautern

During three seasons in the Norwegian top flight, he scored 15 times before leaving for German second division side

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in January 2016, with whom he had already signed a pre-contract in June 2015 for a three-year deal. He made his Kaiserslautern debut on 5 February 2016 against

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and scored the first of two goals for the team on 4 March 2016 in a 1–2 defeat at

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 2 August 2016, Jón Daði signed for

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side

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for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. He scored his first goal on his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Rotherham. His debut simultaneously meant he became the 1,000th player to appear in a league game for the club. Jón Daði scored his second goal for Wolves on 20 August, scoring the final goal in Wolves' 3–1 win against Birmingham City. His third and final goal for Wolves was in a 3–1 defeat to Bristol City in April 2017.

Reading

Despite being a fan favourite at Wolves, he moved to fellow English Championship side

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in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee on 14 July 2017. He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0 win at

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on 26 August 2017. His first hat trick for Reading was on 16 January 2018 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

Millwall

On 12 July 2019, he signed for fellow Championship side

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for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goals for Millwall when he scored twice in an

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tie against

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on 27 August 2019.

Bolton Wanderers

On 20 January 2022, he signed for

side

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on an eighteen-month contract after his Millwall contract was cancelled, taking over the number 9 shirt from the recently departed

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. On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 against

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in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final He missed the match through injury, though still received a medal as he had played in the earlier rounds.@jondadi What a brilliant day! Proud to be a part of this team & club 🤍 El capitan @Ralmeidas5"
/ref> On 13 June 2023, he signed a new initial one-year deal, keeping him at Bolton for at least another season. On 2 December 2023, he scored a first half

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against Harrogate Town in the

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. On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.

Wrexham

On 25 October 2024, Jón Daði signed for

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on a short-term deal.

Burton Albion

On 16 January 2025, Jón Daði joined fellow League One club

following his contract at Wrexham being cancelled by mutual consent. He scored on his debut for Burton Albion, in a 2–1 win over

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on 21 January 2025 On 13 May 2025, the club said it had offered the player a new contract.

International career

Having already played for Iceland at under-19 and under-21 level, Jón Daði made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 as a substitute in a friendly against

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. He scored his first international goal on 9 September 2014 in a 3–0 victory over

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during Euro 2016 qualifying. He was selected for

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, the first international tournament for which Iceland had ever qualified. Jón Daði started all five matches at the tournament in France and scored in the final group game against

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which ensured the Icelanders' progress from the group phase. On 27 June 2016, Jón Daði played against

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in the

round of 16 at the Stade de Nice, as Iceland upset England with a 2–1 victory to advance to the quarter-finals. Jón Daði was called up to

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's 23-man squad for the

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on 11 May 2018.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Daði goal.''

Honours

;Selfoss * 1. deild karla:

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

; runner-up/promotion:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

;Bolton Wanderers *

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References

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KSÍ The Football Association of Iceland (, , KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's na ...