Rúrik Gíslason


Rúrik Gíslason is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Sandhausen.

Career

Rúrik started his career with HK Kópavogur in his youth. Following a youth stint at R.S.C. Anderlecht, the then-champions of Belgium, he made his senior debut with HK Kópavogur.
At the end of August 2005, Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team.

International career

In 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the squad to represent Iceland at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark. The striker was named on the bench for the opening game against Belarus.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Personal life

Rúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election and 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election.
After Iceland's World Cup Group game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his followers increased by 250,000 after the game. His follower count is now right under one million, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population.

Career statistics

International

International goals

Honours

Copenhagen