Sverrir Ingi Ingason


Sverrir Ingi Ingason is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek club PAOK and the Iceland national team.
Sverrir previously played for Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK before transferring to Viking FK. After a successful spell at the Norwegian club he moved to Lokeren of Belgium.
An Icelandic youth international, he participated at the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup with the senior team.

Early life

Sverrir is born in Kópavogur, a city near by the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. He started playing football at the age of 4 at his local club Breiðablik. The club is known for its great youth system which has produced players like Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alfreð Finnbogason and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

Club career

Breiðablik

In 2011 at the age of 18 he started playing for Breiðablik's feeder club Augnablik. He quickly got the attention of the parent's club manager, Ólafur Kristjánsson, who made Sverrir one of his key players. After that season 2012–13 he was voted the most promising player in Breiðablik.
In the season 2013–14 he became one of the best players in the league. He was voted the best player of Breiðablik and made it into the divisions team of the year.

Viking

Sverrir was the subject of transfer speculation with the player linked to several clubs. On 1 January 2014 he decided to sign for Norwegian club Viking FK. At the club he played along with 4 other Icelandic players, Indriði Sigurðsson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson and Björn Daníel Sverrisson.
Sverrir was influential early on and right away started all the games in the heart of defence alongside the club's captain and one of Iceland's most experienced centre backs, Indriði Sigurdsson. After his first season he was voted Viking FK best player of 2014.

Lokeren

On 2 February 2015, he signed for the Belgium club Lokeren.

Granada CF

On 19 January 2017, Sverrir signed for La Liga side Granada on a deal until June 2020.

Rostov

On 30 June 2017, Russian Premier League side Rostov announced the signing of Sverrir on a 3-year contract.
In the 2018–19 Russian Premier League season, Ingason played 17 matches and scored twice.

PAOK

On 1 February 2019, he joined Greek club PAOK on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 25-year-old has had impressive stints abroad in the top flights of Belgium, Spain, and Russian football, while also contributing throughout Iceland’s rise to fame throughout the European Championship in 2016. During the 2018-19 season Ingasson won the double with PAOK. On 1 December 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in an away derby match against rivals Olympiakos in a final 1-1 draw. On 23 December 2019, he scored a brace in a hammering 5-1 home win against Atromitos F.C. and the club will celebrate Christmas 2019 at the top of the Super League I table.

International career

Sverrir was an Icelandic youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20 and at the under-21 level. He captained his side at the UEFA Euro Under-21s in 2015 where they lost against Denmark in the play-offs on away goals. He made his full international debut in January 2014 against Sweden. He was part of the squad which made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2016.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2016Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece42–23–2Friendly
21 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway51–12–3Friendly
315 November 2016Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta92–02–0Friendly

Honours

;Breiðablik
;PAOK