Daníel Guðjohnsen


Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF and the Iceland national team.
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.

Club career

Daníel grew up in Spain and played junior football for the youth teams of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. In August 2022, he signed with Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In February 2023, he was selected to the main squad of Malmö ahead of its training matches against Vålerenga and AGF. In April 2023, he was officially signed as part of the main squad.
On 1 December 2024, Daníel scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Torslanda IK in the second round of the Svenska Cupen.

International career

Daníel has played for the Iceland junior teams since 2021. On 25 October 2022, he scored two goals in Iceland U17 3–0 win against North Macedonia U17.

Personal life

He is the youngest son of former footballer Eiður Guðjohnsen and brother of Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen and Andri Guðjohnsen. His grandfather is former Icelandic international Arnór Guðjohnsen. His half-uncle, also called Arnór Guðjohnsen, is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Malmö FF