Daníel Leó Grétarsson

Daníel Leó Grétarsson
Personal information
Full name	Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt
Date of birth	2 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Keflavík, Iceland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	SønderjyskE
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Grindavík
2015–2020	Aalesund
2020–2022	Blackpool
2022–2023	Śląsk Wrocław
2023–	SønderjyskE
International career‡
2013–2014	Iceland U19
2015–2016	Iceland U21
2020–	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:20, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SønderjyskE and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.

Club career

On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.^[2]

On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.

Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.^[3] After 1.5 years in Poland, he moved to Denmark and joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on 26 June 2023, signing a deal until June 2027.^[4]

International career

Daníel has represented Iceland at U19 and U21 level.^[5]

He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 April 2021^[7]^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grindavík	2012	Úrvalsdeild	6	1	0	0	5	0	–		11	1
	2013	1. deild karla	21	3	2	1	7	2	–		30	6
	2014	1. deild karla	22	1	1	0	7	1	–		30	2
	Total		49	5	3	1	19	3	0	0	71	9
Aalesund	2015	Tippeligaen	8	0	2	0	–		–		10	0
	2016	Tippeligaen	12	0	2	0	–		–		14	0
	2017	Eliteserien	27	1	4	0	–		–		31	1
	2018	OBOS-ligaen	15	1	0	0	–		–		15	1
	2019	OBOS-ligaen	29	3	2	0	–		–		31	3
	2020	Eliteserien	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		105	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	115	5
Blackpool	2020–21	League One	12	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	–		15	0
Career total			168	10	15	1	20	3	0	0	204	14

^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

^ Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ "Ny islending klar for AaFK". aafk.no/ (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Gretarsson To Join Slask Wroclaw". Blackpool Football Club. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD, soenderjyske.dk, 26 June 2023
^ "Félagsmaður". ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). sdf. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Daníel Leó inn í landsliðið fyrir Sverri Inga". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ "D.Grétarsson". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
^ "Daníel Leó Grétarsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.