Aron Jóhannsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Aron.

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Aron Jóhannsson
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Aron with the United States before a friendly versus Austria on November 19, 2013.
Personal information
Full name Aron Jóhannsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2004 Fjölnir
2005 Breiðablik
2006–2008 Fjölnir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Fjölnir 37 (13)
2010–2013 Aarhus 65 (23)
2013–2015 AZ 58 (29)
2015– Werder Bremen 6 (2)
International career‡
2011–2012 Iceland U21 10 (1)
2013– United States 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 8, 2015

Aron Jóhannsson (born November 10, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for German club Werder Bremen, and for the United States national team.

He began his career with Fjölnir and later played in the Danish Superliga for AGF before joining AZ in January 2013. After two-and-a-half seasons at the Eredivisie club, he was signed by Werder Bremen.

Formerly an Iceland under-21 international, Aron made his senior debut for the United States in 2013. He represented that nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, helping them to fourth place in the latter.

Early life

Born to Icelandic parents who were students in Mobile, Alabama, United States, Aron moved to Iceland with his family at the age of three.[2] Growing up, he spent most his life in Iceland while occasionally visiting the United States as well as spending one year and graduating in 2008 from The Pendleton School at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida in the United States.[3]

Club career

Youth development

Aron started his youth career at his local club, Fjölnir, in Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2005, he moved to Breiðablik for one season, heading back to his former club the following year. He then spent the 2007–08 school year playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the IMG Academy squad based in Bradenton, Florida,[4]

Fjölnir

Aron made his debut for Fjölnir in the 2008 Úrvalsdeild season. He became a regular in the side the following year, making a total of 37 league appearances for the club and scoring 13 goals in the process. 12 of those he scored in his last season with Fjölnir, when he was voted both the best and the most promising player of the first division. On top of that he was also the top scorer of the league.

AGF Aarhus

Aron attracted attention from foreign clubs during his second full season for Fjölnir, moving to AGF Aarhus in late August 2010. Following a fine performance in AGF's 3–2 win at Viborg FF on April 16, 2011, he was chosen as one of the team's starting strikers. Aron played the remaining games for AGF in the season, helping his team to the promotion to the Superliga. His first goal for AGF came in an away match in the Danish 1st Division against Hvidovre IF on April 28, 2011.

He made his debut in the Danish Superliga on July 18, 2011 in a 2–1 win against Lyngby BK. After 15 goalless matches, he finally scored his first goal in the Superliga in the away match against SønderjyskE on November 7, 2011, securing a 1–1 result.

Aron set a new record August 27, 2012 when he scored the fastest hattrick ever in the Danish Superliga, completing the hattrick in 3 minutes and 50 seconds against AC Horsens; he also scored their fourth goal of the match, giving AGF a 1–4 victory. It took him only 16 minutes to score the four goals, which is another record in the Superliga.[5]

AZ Alkmaar

Aron joined AZ on January 29, 2013.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on April 14, 2013.[7]

On August 11, 2013, Aron scored from the penalty spot in a 3-2 win over reigning Eredivisie champions Ajax.[8] Against Sparta Rotterdam he scored a hat trick in the Dutch Cup on September 25.[9] Three days later, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over PSV Eindhoven.[10] On October 20, Aron netted a brace as AZ came from a goal back to record a 3-1 win.[11]

Werder Bremen

On August 5, 2015, Aron underwent a medical and signed for Werder Bremen on a four-year deal, for a fee reported to be in the region of €5 million.[12] Just ten days later, on August 15, he made his debut replacing Öztunali after 57 minutes in Werder's first match of the 2015–2016 Bundesliga season, a 0–3 home defeat to Schalke.[13] He made his full debut a week later in a 1–1 draw away to Hertha Berlin on the second matchday of the season,[14] before scoring his first goal for Werder in his team's 2–1 defeat of Borussia Mönchengladbach on August 30, 2015, converting a penalty for 1–0.[15] In early October, Aron was diagnosed with a nerve irritation in his right hip which Werder Bremen announced they would treat "in a conservative manner" and which would keep him out of action for a minimum of three weeks.[16] Subsequently, he did not feature in the following three matches against Leverkusen, Hanover and Mainz. On October 28, Aron underwent hip surgery that would leave him unable to play for "the coming weeks".[17]

International career

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Aron in action against Austria in a 2013 friendly

After a string of good performances in the Danish Superliga in 2012, Aron received his first call-up to the Iceland squad on October 3, 2012, for the World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Albania.[18] However he did not appear due to a groin injury.

Due to being born in the U.S., Aron was also eligible to play for the United States national team. In May 2013, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann stated that the U.S. team was keeping a "very close eye" on Aron.[19] That August 13, his switch from Iceland was approved by FIFA.[20] Aron made his first appearance for the United States in their 4–3 friendly victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo the next day, coming on for Eddie Johnson in the 63rd minute. In the final World Cup qualifying game against Panama on October 15, 2013, he scored his first goal in the final minute, securing a 3–2 win.[21] He was included on Klinsmann's 23-man roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, coming on for an injured Jozy Altidore in the 23rd minute of the opening game against Ghana for his tournament debut.[citation needed]

Aron was part of the American squad which came fourth at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring their third goal in a 6–0 quarter-final win over Cuba in at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore; set up by a 50-yard pass by captain Michael Bradley, he chipped goalkeeper Diosvelis Guerra from the edge of the penalty area.[22]

International goals

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.[23]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 October 15, 2013 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Panama
3–2
3–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2 May 27, 2014 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, United States  Azerbaijan
2–0
2–0
Friendly
3 March 25, 2015 NRGi Park, Aarhus, Denmark  Denmark
2–1
2–3
4 July 18, 2015 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, United States  Cuba
3–0
6–0
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Career statistics

Club

As of match played September 22, 2015[24][25]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iceland League Icelandic Cup League Cup Europe Total
Fjölnir 2008 Úrvalsdeild 3 0 - - - - - - 3 0
2009 16 1 1 0 5 0 - - 22 1
2010 1. deild karla 18 12 3 4 5 1 - - 26 17
Total 37 13 4 4 10 1 - - 51 18
Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total
AGF 2010–11 1. Division 17 2 1 0 - - - - 18 2
2011–12 Superliga 30 7 2 1 - - - - 32 8
2012–13 18 14 - - - - 2 0 20 14
Total 65 23 3 1 - - 2 0 70 24
Netherlands League KNVB Cup — Europe Total
AZ 2012–13 Eredivisie 5 3 - - - - - - 5 3
2013–14 32 17 4 6 1 1 14 2 51 26
2014-15 21 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 25 10
Total 58 29 7 6 2 2 14 2 81 39
Germany League German Cup — Europe Total
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 6 2 0 0 — — 6 2
Total 6 2 0 0 — — 6 2
Career total 166 67 14 11 12 3 16 2 208 83

International

As of September 6, 2015
National team Year Apps Goals
United States
2013 6 1
2014 3 1
2015 9 2
Total 18 4

Honours

Club

AGF
AZ

References

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  3. ↑ Meet Aron Jóhannsson - U.S. Soccer
  4. ↑ U.S. vs. Iceland: Aron Jóhannsson in big demand – SOCCER. Sporting News (September 18, 2012).
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  6. ↑ AGF sælger Aron Jóhannsson til AZ Alkmaar | Sport | DR. Dr.dk.
  7. ↑ Fréttir | Holland | Jóhann Berg lagði upp fyrsta mark Arons Jó fyrir AZ. 433.is.
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  19. ↑ There is a huge opportunity to pick up a lot of points and put ourselves in a good position to qualify for Brazil. U.S. Soccer.
  20. ↑ Forward Aron Jóhannsson’s Change of Association Approved by FIFA - U.S. Soccer
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  23. ↑ Aron Jóhannsson at Soccerway
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