Defender
Kamrat number 741
Seasons 15
IFK GÖTEBORG #14

Hjálmar Jónsson

2002–16

Swedish champion
Games 429
IFK career2002–16
Games429
Seasons15
Goals14
Starts382
League254

Player profile

Overview

Hjálmar Jónsson was born on 29 July 1980 in Egilsstaðir, Island. His IFK Göteborg first-team career began in the 2002 season. He made his competitive debut on 22 April 2002 against IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan, a match that finished 1–2.

He spent 15 seasons with IFK Göteborg's first team and made 429 appearances and scoring 14 goals. Of those 429 appearances, 254 came in Allsvenskan.

Jónsson won the Swedish championship with IFK Göteborg in 2007. He was part of an IFK Göteborg Swedish Cup-winning side in 2008, 2012/13 and 2014/15. He was named IFK Göteborg's Archangel of the Year in 2007. Jónsson made 21 senior international appearances for Iceland.

Autograph
Hjálmar Jónsson, signature
Club changes

Transfers

2
From IFK Göteborg To -
Retired
From Keflavík ÍF To IFK Göteborg
Transfer
Records at IFK Göteborg

Club records

5
  • Most games by a foreign player 429
  • Most games against FC Trollhättan 4
  • Most games at Antalya 5
  • Most games at Fredriksskans 9
  • Most games at Hjällbovallen 3
Historical comparisons

Record rankings

31
  • Most games in the 2000s 2nd
  • Most Europa League games 5th
  • Most Swedish Cup games 7th
  • Most games in the 2010s 8th
  • Most competitive games 9th
  • Most Allsvenskan games 11th
  • Most seasons 11th
  • Most assists by a foreign player (since 2007) 13th
  • Most goals by a foreign player 13th
  • Oldest Allsvenskan goalscorer 14th
  • Most yellow cards in Allsvenskan 15th
  • Oldest goalscorer 15th
  • Oldest player in Allsvenskan 15th
  • Oldest player in a competitive game 15th
  • Oldest player in the Swedish Cup 15th
  • Oldest player 17th
  • Most games 19th
  • Most Allsvenskan assists (since 2007) 22nd
  • Most assists in competitive games (since 2007) 28th
  • Most goals in the 2000s 28th
  • Most assists (since 2007) 31st
  • Most European cup games 31st
  • Most goals in the 2010s 31st
  • Most red cards 40th
  • Most UEFA Cup games 43rd
  • Best assists-per-game rate in Allsvenskan (since 2007) 58th
  • Most Champions League games 62nd
  • Most European cup goals 67th
  • Best goals-and-assists rate in Allsvenskan (since 2007) 70th
  • Most international caps 74th
  • Highest cards-per-game rate in Allsvenskan 77th