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Also known as Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson, Aron Einar Gunnarsson, Aron Malmquist Gunnarsson

Icelandic professional footballer

Key facts

2005
Iceland U17
2008
Iceland
2024
Þór Akureyri
Full name
Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson
Date of birth
( 1989-04-22 ) 22 April 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth
Akureyri , Iceland
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Al-Gharafa
2004 2005
Þór Akureyri
Years
Team
2005 2006
Þór Akureyri
2006 2008
AZ
2008 2011
Coventry City
2011 2019
Cardiff City
2019 2024
Al-Arabi
2007 2011
Iceland U21

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Aron
Family name
Gunnarsson
Gender
male
Citizenship
Iceland
Place of birth
Akureyri
Languages spoken
Icelandic
Participant in
2018 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
Al-Gharafa SC
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Iceland
Mass
70
Image
Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson.jpg
Height
181
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name in native language
Aron Gunnarsson
Commons category
Aron Gunnarsson
date of birth
1989-04-22
sport number
24
start of work period
2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Aron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson (born 22 April 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa and the Iceland national team. He plays as a central midfielder, usually in a defensive capacity.

He began his career at Þór Akureyri, and played one match for Dutch club AZ before joining England's Coventry City in 2008. After 133 matches and seven goals in three seasons for them, he transferred to Cardiff City, where he was a runner-up in the 2012 Football League Cup final and played in the 2013–14 Premier League.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aron Gunnarsson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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