46:
1524:
1505:
1937:
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Hákon has featured for the U-18, U-19 and U-21 Iceland youth teams, debuting in 2018, 2019 and 2021 respectively. On 12 November 2021 Hákon received his first call-up to the senior squad when
1932:
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on 1 October 2021 and proceeded to play in the next four matches. Hákon was on the bench for the first half of the 2022 season, before he was given a chance to start in a 1–0 loss against
492:
on 2 September 2023. Hákon conceded 22 goals in 29 league appearances, keeping 14 clean sheets. At the end of the season, Hákon was given the
Allsvenskan goalkeeper of the year award.
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saw him cement his place as the starting goalkeeper for IF Elfsborg. Hákon started all but one game in the 2023 season, being sent off in the 29th minute of a 1–0 loss to
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after his switch to Grótta in 2015, appearing as an outfield player for Grótta's youth sides as late as 2017. He made his senior debut in the last game of the
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and that Hákon would join them in the summer. Hákon played nine matches for Grótta in the first half of the 2021 season before joining
Elfsborg in July.
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476:
and that Hákon would join them in the summer, Hákon then joined formally in July. Hákon made his
Allsvenskan debut for Elfsborg in a 1–0 win against
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1105:
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269:
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he played all 18 matches as Grótta were relegated back to the 1. deild. It was announced on the 30 April 2021 that Hákon had signed with
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976:
384:
155:
425:
409:
352:
110:
1376:
1957:
1952:
1889:
1497:
1126:
729:
445:
364:
323:
1270:
1537:
1967:
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season as an already relegated Grótta lost 2–1 to
Leiknir Reykjavík. Hákon then played in 15 out of 22 games in the
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614:
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on 24 July 2022. The following game he was on the bench but a second start of the season in a 1–1 draw against
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1850:
1917:
1207:
1127:"HANDBALL TO FOOTBALL: NEW BRENTFORD SIGNING HÁKON VALDIMARSSON'S UNORTHODOX PATH TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE"
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1912:
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348:
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1241:
1092:
1060:
724:
687:
648:
449:
441:
433:
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1780:
1303:
1610:
517:
444:, Hákon played in all 22 matches as Grótta became champions and were promoted to the top tier
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in 2015. After playing as an outfield player for the youth sides of KR, he first played as a
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1790:
905:
871:
838:
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1329:"Spelare från Malmö FF och IF Elfsborg dominerade på Allsvenskans Stora Pris - Allsvenskan"
1750:
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971:
653:
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501:
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360:
356:
246:
20:
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1840:
1830:
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1620:
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412:. He played with them for a while, until the first team needed a second goalkeeper.
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1640:
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1304:"Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson | Football Stats | Elfsborg Boras | Age 20 | Soccer Base"
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1880:
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228:
51:
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127:
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28:
336:*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
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1409:
1278:
1215:
1186:
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1377:"Brentford agree £2.6m deal for new goalkeeper with medical today"
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On 26 January 2024, Hákon signed a contract until June 2028 with
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It was announced on the 30 April 2021 that Hákon had signed with
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1179:"Leikskýrsla: Leiknir R. - Grótta - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands"
338:‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024
1271:"Tveir efnilegir Íslendingar kynntir hjá nýjum félögum"
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
347:(born 13 October 2001) is an Icelandic professional
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1938:Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
1354:"Brentford sign Iceland Goalkeeper Valdimarsson"
1106:"BRENTFORD SIGN ICELAND GOALKEEPER VALDIMARSSON"
1460:Hákon Rafn besti markvörður sænsku deildarinnar
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31:; this person is referred to by the given name
1208:"Grótta í úrvalsdeildina eftir ótrúlegt sumar"
1072:Goalkeeper of the season, 2023 (for Elfsborg)
1933:Iceland men's youth international footballers
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8:
1993:Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England
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1296:
508:, for a reported £2.6 million transfer fee.
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1983:Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
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1086:
1552:
1538:
1530:
1522:
1503:
188:
44:
37:
1432:"Íslandsmót - Inkasso-deild karla - 2019"
1095:at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
1402:"Hákon Rafn kallaður inn í A-landsliðið"
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1988:Expatriate men's footballers in England
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404:team, Valdimarsson joined the Under 19
1978:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
1973:Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
1928:Men's association football goalkeepers
1242:"Elfsborg krækir í Hákon Rafn - Vísir"
1150:"Leikmaður - Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson"
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1963:Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
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387:. He played as an outfield player.
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1870:
535:As of match played 12 November 2023
14:
102:1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
1356:. Brentford F.C. 26 January 2023
520:had to withdraw through injury.
1498:Football Association of Iceland
1375:Smith, Dom (24 January 2024).
1:
1943:Grótta men's football players
385:Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
1923:Icelandic men's footballers
2009:
375:Hákon Valdimarsson played
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1335:(in Swedish). 2023-11-14
408:team when they needed a
400:After playing for their
1240:Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór.
448:for the first time. In
345:Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
68:Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
1958:1. deild karla players
1953:Brentford F.C. players
1462:Rúv, 20 November, 2023
1566:– current squad
365:Iceland national team
1517:competition record (
512:International career
420:Valdimarsson joined
259:International career
60:Personal information
16:Icelandic footballer
1968:Allsvenskan players
1948:IF Elfsborg players
1218:. 21 September 2019
542:
40:
23:. The last name is
1511:Hákon Valdimarsson
1494:Hákon Valdimarsson
1485:Hákon Valdimarsson
1476:Hákon Valdimarsson
1412:. 12 November 2021
1308:www.soccerbase.com
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50:Hákon playing for
39:Hákon Valdimarsson
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524:Career statistics
518:Patrik Gunnarsson
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1408:(in Icelandic).
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1156:(in Icelandic).
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1189:
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1117:
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1103:
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1091:
1084:
1079:
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531:
526:
514:
498:
466:
418:
398:
393:
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84:
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12:
11:
5:
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1985:
1980:
1975:
1970:
1965:
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1920:
1915:
1905:
1904:
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1897:
1894:
1893:
1885:
1875:
1865:
1855:
1845:
1835:
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1805:
1795:
1785:
1775:
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1745:
1735:
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1705:
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1675:
1665:
1655:
1645:
1635:
1625:
1615:
1605:
1595:
1585:
1574:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1562:Brentford F.C.
1559:
1557:
1556:
1549:
1542:
1534:
1528:
1527:
1508:
1501:(in Icelandic)
1491:
1489:Premier League
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1471:
1470:External links
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1112:. 26 Jan 2024.
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1044:
1041:
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1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
982:Premier League
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974:
968:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
940:
937:
933:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
902:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
868:
867:
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861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
841:
836:
830:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
802:
799:
795:
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788:
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782:
779:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
760:
759:
756:
753:
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741:
738:
735:
732:
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721:
720:
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714:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
684:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
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662:
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656:
651:
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644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
612:
607:
601:
600:
597:
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591:
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585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
566:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
538:
537:
530:
527:
525:
522:
513:
510:
502:Premier League
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494:
465:
462:
417:
414:
397:
394:
392:
389:
372:
369:
357:Premier League
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339:
333:
332:
329:
326:
321:
315:
314:
311:
308:
303:
297:
296:
293:
290:
285:
279:
278:
275:
272:
267:
261:
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255:
252:
249:
244:
238:
237:
234:
231:
226:
220:
219:
216:
213:
208:
202:
201:
192:
185:
180:
176:
175:
174:Senior career*
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170:
165:
159:
158:
153:
144:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
125:
122:
119:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
91:Place of birth
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87:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
57:
56:
49:
21:Icelandic name
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13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1994:
1991:
1989:
1986:
1984:
1981:
1979:
1976:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1918:Living people
1916:
1914:
1911:
1910:
1908:
1891:
1886:
1882:
1876:
1866:
1862:
1856:
1852:
1846:
1842:
1836:
1832:
1826:
1822:
1816:
1812:
1806:
1802:
1796:
1792:
1786:
1782:
1776:
1772:
1766:
1762:
1756:
1752:
1746:
1742:
1736:
1732:
1726:
1722:
1716:
1712:
1706:
1702:
1696:
1692:
1686:
1682:
1676:
1672:
1666:
1662:
1656:
1652:
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1642:
1636:
1632:
1626:
1622:
1616:
1612:
1606:
1602:
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1592:
1586:
1582:
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1548:
1543:
1541:
1536:
1535:
1532:
1525:
1520:
1516:
1512:
1509:
1506:
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1492:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1469:
1461:
1456:
1453:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1411:
1407:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1382:
1378:
1371:
1368:
1355:
1349:
1346:
1334:
1330:
1324:
1321:
1309:
1305:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1280:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1174:
1171:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1132:
1128:
1122:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1107:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1076:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1009:Career total
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1003:
1000:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
969:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
934:
930:
927:
915:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
887:
884:
881:
878:
875:
873:
870:
869:
865:
862:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
831:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
800:
796:
792:
789:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
761:
757:
754:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
718:
715:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
681:
678:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
642:
639:
633:
630:
627:
624:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
602:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
567:
555:National cup
544:
536:
533:
532:
528:
523:
521:
519:
511:
509:
507:
503:
495:
493:
491:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
463:
461:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
434:2018 2. deild
431:
430:2017 1. deild
427:
423:
415:
413:
411:
407:
403:
395:
390:
388:
386:
382:
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