Eythor Martin Vigerust Bjørgolfsson (born 25 August 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Motherwell.
Early life Bjørgolfsson was born on 25 August 2000. Born in Norway, he is the son of an Icelandic father and a Norwegian mother.
Career Bjørgolfsson started his career with Norwegian side Ull/Kisa 2, where he made twenty-one league appearances and scored thirteen goals. He moved to the United States in 2019 and played four seasons of college soccer for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, where he scored 24 goals. During his senior season in 2023, Bjørgolfsson scored ten goals and was a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy. During the summer of 2021, he signed for Norwegian side Nardo, where he made four league appearances and scored two goals. Bjørgolfsson signed with Vermont Green FC for the 2022 summer season and scored the club's first-ever goal on 15 May 2022. He finished the season with six goals.
He was selected in the second round of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by Seattle Sounders FC. On 2 February 2023, Bjørgolfsson signed with Seattle's reserve team, the Tacoma Defiance, and played in the 2023 season of MLS Next Pro. He made sixteen appearances in league play and scored two goals. Bjørgolfsson was called up to the Sounders for a U.S. Open Cup match against the LA Galaxy.
One year later, he signed for Norwegian side Moss, where he made seventeen league appearances and scored three goals. The same year, he was sent on loan to Norwegian side Start, where he made six league appearances and scored one goal. Six months later, he signed for Swedish side Umeå FC, where he made twenty-nine league appearances and scored fifteen goals and suffered relegation from the second tier to the third tier.
Motherwell On 19 January 2026, Scottish Premiership club Motherwell announced the signing of Bjørgolfsson from Umeå to a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVermont Green FC2022USL League Two106000000106Tacoma Defiance2023MLS Next Pro162–––162Seattle Sounders FC (loan)2023Major League Soccer0010000010Moss2024OBOS-ligaen17300––173Start (loan)2024OBOS-ligaen6100––61Umeå2025Superettan291500––2915Motherwell2025–26Scottish Premiership910000–91Career total87281000008828
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