Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Besta deild karla club KR Reykjavík and the Iceland national football team.
Club career While at Keflavik, Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.
Arnór Ingvi was signed to IFK Norrköping, and won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.
Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.
On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Arnór Ingvi on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018. On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup.
He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez. He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.
In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution. He scored his first two MLS goals in a 5-0 win over Inter Miami CF on 21 July. Arnór Ingvi and the Revolution mutually agreed to part ways on 10 August 2022.
In August 2022, Arnór Ingvi returned to IFK Norrköping on a long-term contract following his departure from Major League Soccer.
In December 2025, it was announced that Arnór Ingvi had signed with KR Reykjavík for the 2026 season.
International career
Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s, the under-19s and the under-21s.
He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.
Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland. He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016. On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group, thus taking them to the Round of 16.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man-squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland201520201610520173020181002019802020402021402022302023902024101202540Total676
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Arnór Ingvi TraustasonNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition113 January 2016Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates31–01–0Friendly224 March 2016MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark51–21–2Friendly329 March 2016Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece61–23–2Friendly422 June 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France82–12–1UEFA Euro 2016515 November 2016Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta, Malta121–02–0Friendly621 March 2024Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary552–14–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
Honours IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan: 2015 Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2020
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