Gylfi Einarsson

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Personal information
Gylfi Einarsson
Full name	Gylfi Einarsson
Date of birth	October 27, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Nickname	The Iceman
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Leeds United
Number	16
Youth clubs
	Fylkir
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-00 2000-04 2004-present	Fylkir Lillestrøm S.K. Leeds United	20 (10) 83 (16) 19 (1)
National team²
	Iceland	7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31/12/2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 30/08/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Gylfi Einarsson (born October 27, 1978 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic football midfielder.

He started his career in Fylkir, and moved to Norwegian club Lillestrøm S.K.. In the 2004 season he scored 13 goals in 26 matches. When his contract expired, he was snapped up by Leeds United, who had to wait until January 2005 to sign him. Upon arriving in Leeds, Einarsson had been capped 7 times for Iceland. Einarsson has never been more than a bit player at Elland Road mainly due to the injury problems which have occurred since his transfer to the club. On 6th September 2006 Gylfi had a hip operation to remove floating bone and was out of contention for the squad for eight weeks^[1].