Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson, transliterated as Nökkvi Theyr Thórisson in English, (born 13 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Telstar, on loan from Sparta Rotterdam, and the Iceland national team.
Club career Early years He started training with his local club Dalvík, switching to his father's old club Þór Akureyri for two separate spells before joining German side Hannover's youth team along with his twin brother Þorri Mar Þórisson.
In 2018 the brothers returned to their first club Dalvík/Reynir and played with them in the Icelandic fourth tier, with Nökkvi scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances. The next season they joined KA Akureyri in the Icelandic top tier and Nökkvi played with them for four seasons. In his final season with KA he helped them achieve 2nd place, their best result since winning the league for the only time in 1989, by becoming the top scorer of the 2022 Besta deild karla with 17 goals, despite leaving to join Belgian side Beerschot before the end of the season. By joining Beerschot, he and his twin brother were now playing for separate clubs for the first time.
St. Louis City On 21 July 2023, Nökkvi signed with Major League Soccer side St. Louis City for an undisclosed transfer fee.
Sparta Rotterdam On 14 January 2025, Nökkvi moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of June, with an option to buy. He scored twice in twelve appearances over the half-season. On 3 June 2025, Sparta exercised the option and Nökkvi signed a contract until mid-2028. Technical director Gerard Nijkamp said that taking up the option had been one of the club's first priorities for the summer.
Nökkvi played less under Maurice Steijn in the 2025–26 season than he had during the loan. During pre-season he had scored a first-half hat-trick for Jong Sparta in a 5–0 friendly win over Telstar, who fielded a mixture of young players and a trialist.
Loans to Telstar On 3 February 2026, Sparta loaned Nökkvi to fellow Eredivisie club Telstar for the remainder of the season, with no option to buy included. He had by then made 25 appearances for Sparta in all, scoring three times. Injury restricted him at Telstar to eight appearances, seven of them in the league. The club finished fourteenth and stayed up.
Nökkvi returned to Sparta for the 2026–27 season and was preferred to Milan Zonneveld at centre-forward by manager Rogier Meijer in the opening rounds. On 14 August he set up the opening goal and scored the second in a 2–1 win at Telstar, Sparta's first of the season. He had made three appearances and scored once when, on 29 August 2026, he rejoined Telstar on loan for the rest of the season. Technical director Peter Hofstede said that Nökkvi knew the club and what was expected of him.
International career Nökkvi made his international debut for Iceland on 8 January 2023 in a friendly match against Estonia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDalvík/Reynir20183. deild karla1610———1610KA Akureyri2019Úrvalsdeild17210——1822020Úrvalsdeild9112——1032021Úrvalsdeild19310——2032022Besta deild karla201735——2322Total65236700007130Beerschot2022-23Belgian Pro League28721——308St. Louis City SC2023MLS91———912024MLS304—1040354Total395001040445Sparta Rotterdam (loan)2024–25Eredivisie122———122Sparta Rotterdam2025–26Eredivisie10031——1312026–27Eredivisie3100——31Total13131——162Telstar (loan)2025–26Eredivisie7110——81Telstar (loan)2026–27Eredivisie0000——00Career total18049129104019758
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland202310Total10
Honors St. Louis City SC Western Conference (regular season): 2023
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