Benoný Breki Andrésson

Benoný Breki Andrésson
Benoný Breki Andrésson in action for Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Benoný Breki Andrésson
Date of birth (2005-08-03) 3 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s)Striker
Team information
Current team
Stockport County
Number 22
Youth career
–2019Grótta[1]
2019–2021Breiðablik
2021–2023Bologna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024KR 51 (30)
2025–Stockport County 3 (3)
International career
2021Iceland U17 5 (1)
2023Iceland U19 8 (3)
2023–Iceland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025

Benoný Breki Andrésson (born 3 August 2005) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Stockport County and the Iceland under-21 team.[2]

Club career

Early career

Benoný joined Breiðablik as a youth player in 2019, having previously played for Grótta.[3][4] He played with Breiðablik's U-19 team prior to joining Italian side Bologna in 2021.[5]

Benoný moved back to the Icelandic league to join KR in 2023.[6] He scored nine league goals in his first season with KR.[7][8] 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.[9] That month, he was also voted the most promising player in the league by his fellow players.[10]

Stockport County

In December 2024 it was announced that Benoný would join English club Stockport County on 1 January 2025.[11]

International career

An Icelandic youth international, he made his debut for the Iceland national under-21 football team on 17 October 2023 against Lithuania U21 in a 1–0 win.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Leikmaður - Benoný Breki Andrésson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. ^ Benoný Breki Andrésson at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Leikmaður - Benoný Breki Andrésson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. ^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 26 – THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE CLOUDS". fotbolti.net. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ "BENONÝ BREKI Í BOLOGNA (STAÐFEST)". Fotboli. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  6. ^ "VIRÐIST SJÁ FYRIR ENDANN Á ERFIÐUM VIÐRÆÐUM KR VIÐ BOLOGNA". Fotbolti. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Framherji KR hafnaði Gautaborg". mbl.is. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 24 – NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD WITH 24 GOALS IN THE TOP DIVISION". Fotbolti.net. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Benony broke the scoring record". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Great to score 5 goals". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Benony Breki Andresson: Stockport County agree deal for Icelandic striker". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Leikmaður - Benoný Breki Andrésson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 2 March 2025.