Ragnar Ágúst Nathanaelsson (born 27 August 1991) is an Icelandic

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player who plays for

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of the Icelandic 1. deild karla. He participated at

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as a member of the Icelandic national team. He is a two time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team selection and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2022.

Playing career

Club career

Ragnar started his senior career with

at the age of fifteen and at the age of sixteen he was already 216 cm tall. At the age of nineteen, Ragnar was 218 cm tall and had broken into Hamar's starting lineup. He played for

Þór Þorlákshöfn Ungmennafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Þorlákshöfn, is a multi-sport club in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. It has active departments in athletics, badminton, basketball, motorcycle sports and track & field but has also featured various othe ...

during the 2013–2014 season where he was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team. He joined

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prior the

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before returning to Þór Þorlákshöfn in 2015. He helped Þór to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals where it lost to KR. After the 2015–2016 season he was once again named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team. In 2016, Ragnar had a tryout with the

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. On 25 August 2016 Ragnar signed with

Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto, also named as Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. It plays in the LEB Oro, the second in importance in Spain after AC ...

of the

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. On 13 January 2017 he left Cáceres and joined Arcos Albacete Basket of the Spanish

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. On 6 July 2017 Ragnar signed with

Njarðvík Njarðvík () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400. History In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...

. He averaged 7.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game during the regular season, helping Njarðvík to a 5th place finish. He upped his averages to 12.0 points and 10.3 rebounds during the playoffs but was unable to prevent Njarðvík from being swept during its first round series against KR. He left Njarðvík at the end of the season. On 28 April 2018 Ragnar signed with Valur. In 22 games for Valur, Ragnar averaged 10.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 57.6% from the field. During his second season with the team, he averaged 6.5 points and 5.0 rebounds. In May 2020, he was released by the club following the hiring of Finnur Freyr Stefánsson as head coach. On 1 June 2020, Ragnar signed with

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The club was found ...

. Relegated to a largely reserve role, he averaged 1.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game In August 2021, Ragnar signed with

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the Leagu ...

. He appeared in 16 games during the regular season, averaging 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. His best game of the season came in a win against Tindastóll on 18 November 2021, the same day his selection to the national team was criticized due to his lack of playing time with Stjarnan. In the game, he received increase in minutes due to an injury to

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, and delivered 13 points and 8 rebounds along with a big defensive presence in the lane that was credited as a key part of the win. On 19 March 2022, he won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions

in the 2022 Cup Finals. In June 2022, Ragnar returned to his hometown club of

. On 31 October 2022, he had 21 points and 19 rebounds in a loss against KR in the Icelandic Cup. On 27 January, he scored his first career three pointer in a win against Ármann. During the regular season he averaged 14.8 points and led the league with 15.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. After helping Hamar gain promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, he was named the 1. deild Defense Player of the Year and to the Domestic All-First team.

Icelandic national team

Ragnar played 21 games with Iceland's junior national teams from 2010 to 2013. His first game with the senior national team was in 2013 and he was a member of Iceland's team in

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. Ragnar was a member Iceland's team in the

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in 2013 and 2015.A-landslið karla fyrir Smáþjóðaleikana 2015
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References

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Icelandic statistics 2008-present
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