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Benoný Breki Andrésson

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Benoný Breki Andrésson
Personal information
Full name Benoný Breki Andrésson
Date of birth (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
KR
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2021 Breiðablik
2021-2023 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– KR 51 (30)
International career
2021 Iceland U17 5 (1)
2023 Iceland U19 5 (2)
2024- Iceland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Benoný Breki Andrésson (born 3 August 2005) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and the Iceland under-21 team.[1]

Club career

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Benoný played as a youth player for Breiðablik.[2] As a 15-year-old Benoný played with Blika's 2nd team and scored seven league goals in 11 games with Blikum prior to joining Italian side Bologna in 2021.[3]

Benoný moved back to the Icelandic league to join Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in 2023.[4] He scored nine league goals in his first season with KR.[5][6] In October 2024, he scored 5 goals in a 7-0 victory against HK in the final round of matches of the 2024 Besta deild karla to set a new league record of 21 goals in a season.[7] That month, he was also voted the most promising player in the league by his fellow players.[8]

International career

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An Icelandic youth international, he made his debut for the Iceland national under-21 football team on 6 September 2024 against Denmark U21 in a 4-2 win.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Benoný Breki Andrésson at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 26 - THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE CLOUDS". fotbolti.net. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "BENONÝ BREKI Í BOLOGNA (STAÐFEST)". Fotboli. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "VIRÐIST SJÁ FYRIR ENDANN Á ERFIÐUM VIÐRÆÐUM KR VIÐ BOLOGNA". Fotbolti. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Framherji KR hafnaði Gautaborg". mbl.is. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 24 - NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD WITH 24 GOALS IN THE TOP DIVISION". Fotbolti.net. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Benony broke the scoring record". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Great to score 5 goals". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "ICELAND U21 VS. DENMARK U21 4 - 2". Soccerway. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.