# Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason is an Icelandic footballer, born on 27 May 1988 in Akureyri, Iceland. Bjarnason played as a central midfielder for Brescia and Aston Villa. Bjarnason scored 95 goals in 582 games for club and country and won 2 trophies, including 2 league titles.

## Bjarnason's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 469 | 80 |
| Iceland | 113 | 15 |
| Total | 582 | 95 |

Goals per game: 0.16.

## Bjarnason's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 2
- League titles: 2

### FC Basel

- Swiss Super League: 1 (2015–16)

### Aston Villa

- EFL Championship play-offs: 1 (2019)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2006–2011: Viking, 103 games, 16 goals
2. 2008: Bodø/Glimt (loan), 22 games, 5 goals
3. 2012–2013: Standard Liège, 16 games, 0 goals
4. 2012–2013: Pescara (loan), 24 games, 2 goals
5. 2013: Pescara, 1 game, 0 goals
6. 2013–2014: Sampdoria, 14 games, 0 goals
7. 2014–2015: Pescara, 35 games, 10 goals
8. 2015–2017: FC Basel, 42 games, 14 goals
9. 2017–2019: Aston Villa, 48 games, 5 goals
10. 2019: Al-Arabi, 5 games, 1 goal
11. 2020–2021: Brescia, 39 games, 6 goals
12. 2021–2023: Adana Demirspor, 41 games, 5 goals
13. 2023: Viking, 11 games, 2 goals
14. 2023–2025: Brescia, 64 games, 9 goals

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Club stats as of 18 May 2025.

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