- Gylfi Sigurðsson
Infobox Football biography
playername = Gylfi Sigurðsson
fullname = Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson
dateofbirth = September 9, 1989
cityofbirth =Reykjavík
countryofbirth =Iceland
height =
position =Midfielder
currentclub = Reading
clubnumber = 34
youthyears =
youthclubs = Breiðablik
Reading
years = 2005–
clubs = Reading
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
nationalyears = 2007
2006-2007
2006
2005
nationalteam = Iceland U21
Iceland U19
Iceland U18
Iceland U17
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
4 (0)
3 (1)
3 (2)
pcupdate = 23:00, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 23:00, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson is an
Iceland ic footballer, who plays as amidfielder for English club Reading.Sigurðsson had spent time on trial with Preston North End before signing for Reading on an Academy scholarship on
1 October 2005 . [cite news | date=2005-10-14 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~725247,00.html | title=Royals sign Iceland youngster | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-08] On6 July 2007 he signed a one year professional contract with Reading. [cite news | date=2007-07-06 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ReserveAcademyNews/0,,10306~1068693,00.html | title=Royals make six Academy signings | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-08]Before joining Reading he played for hometown side Breiðablik and had been an Icelandic under-17 international. On
16 November 2007 Sigurðsson made his u21s debut for Iceland playing half an hour against Germany. [cite news | date=2007-11-07 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1160873,00.html | title=Under 21s boost for Sigurdsson | work=readingfc.co.uk | accessdate=2008-01-08]Reading
Siurðsson signed for Reading in
October 2005 . He spent three years playing for the youth and reserve teams.He made his Reading debut in a League Cup match against Luton Town on26 August 2008 . [ [http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10306~46487,00.html Reading vs Luton Town] Reading FC] . He scored a penalty in Reading's penalty shoot-out against Stoke in the League Cup, after coming on as a subsitute.References
External links
* [http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10306~43976,00.html Reading FC profile]
*soccerbase|49447
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