Ýmir Örn Gíslason

Ýmir Örn Gíslason

Ýmir Örn Gíslason (jersey number 11)
Player information
birthday	July 1, 1997
place of birth	Reykjavik , Iceland
citizenship	Icelandic
height	1.92 m
Playing position	Circular rotor
Club information
society	Rhine-Neckar lion
Jersey number	33
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
2014-2020	Valur Reykjavík
2020–	Rhine-Neckar lion
National team
Debut on	June 8, 2017
against	Norway
	Games (goals)
Iceland	33 (14)
As of December 19, 2019

Ýmir Örn Gíslason (born July 1, 1997 in Reykjavik ) is an Icelandic handball player .

Career

Ýmir Örn Gíslason played for Valur Reykjavík from 2014 to 2020 . With this club he was Icelandic champion in 2017 as well as Icelandic cup winner in 2016 and 2017.

On February 6, 2020 he moved to the German Bundesliga club Rhein-Neckar Löwen , with whom he signed a contract until June 2022.

Ýmir Örn was initially a member of the Icelandic youth and junior national team. He won the bronze medal at the U-19 World Cup in 2015 . He is now a member of the Icelandic national team and took part in the 2018 European Championship , 2019 World Cup and 2020 European Championship .

successes

• Icelandic champion 2017 with Valur Reykjavík
• Icelandic cup winner 2016 and 2017 and 2018 with Valur Reykjavík
• Bronze medal at the U-19 World Handball Championship 2015 with Iceland

Web links

• Ýmir Örn Gíslason in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 19-member squad for the EM 2020 , accessed on December 16, 2019
2. ↑ visir.is: Ýmir Örn Gíslason á leið til Rhein-Neckar Löwen , accessed on March 16, 2020
3. ↑ Short-term reinforcement for the Rhein-Neckar Löwen , accessed on March 16, 2020
4. ↑ MATCH STATISTICS FOR MEDIAS , accessed March 16, 2020

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .