Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson


Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 1 club Dijon FCO. His father Rúnar Kristinsson, a former midfielder, is the only Icelander to have more than 100 caps.

Club career

Rúnar was player of the season for FC Nordsjælland in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga.
In June 2018, Rúnar Alex joined Dijon FCO on a four-year agreement.

International career

Having previously represented his country at youth level, Rúnar Alex was called up to the Iceland senior squad for the 2017 China Cup. He earned his first senior cap in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 November 2017.
In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

International

IcelandYearAppsGoals
Iceland201710
Iceland201840
IcelandTotal50