Aron Jóhannsson

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.
Aron Jóhannsson

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
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama, United States
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2004 Fjölnir
2005 Breiðablik
2006–2008 Fjölnir
2007–2008 IMG Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Fjölnir 37 (13)
2010–2013 Aarhus 65 (23)
2013–2015 AZ 58 (29)
2015– Werder Bremen 9 (3)
National team‡
2011–2012 Iceland U21 10 (1)
2013– United States 19 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 17, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 8, 2015

Aron Jóhannsson (born November 10, 1990) is an American 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 Levin Öztunalı 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] Aron picked up his second goal at Darmstadt on September 22, the opening goal in a 2–1 defeat. 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] On October 28, Aron underwent hip surgery that would leave him unable to play for "the coming weeks".[17] However, after multiple attempts at a comeback,[18][19] Johannsson's season was ruled to be over by club CEO Thomas Eichin on March 24.[20] Coming in to the club with high expectations, Aron wasn't really able to prove his worth during his first season. He made six appearances before his season ending injury, scoring two goals.

After being expected to miss the beginning of the next season as well,[21][22] Aron started in the opening match of the 2016–17 season, a 6–0 defeat away to Bayern Munich, returning after an eleven month layoff. He scored his first goal of the campaign in his second appearance, converting a penalty in a 1–2 defeat to Augsburg. The following week, in a substitute appearance against Mönchengladbach, Aron assisted Serge Gnabry's goal. However, he was sent off for cursing, in English, at the referee, for which he was banned two matches and fined €8,000.[23] In the days following the incident, Aron claimed he was misheard, but when he tried to explain to the referee his version, he said that the referee "stayed by his opinion".[24] In addition, that was manager Viktor Skrypnyk's last game in charge, before he was sacked and replaced with reserve manager Alexander Nouri.[25] Following Aron's suspension, he began losing playing time to young center forward Ousman Manneh, and Aron acknowledged at the end of his suspension that a return to the starting lineup would "certainly not be simple".[26] Yet to make a start under Nouri at the end of October, assistant coach Markus Feldhoff voiced his concerns about Aron's match fitness, which Aron argued was "very near 100%", regarding his recent return from a lengthy injury.[27]

International career

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.[28] 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.[29] That August 13, his switch from Iceland was approved by FIFA.[30] 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.[31] 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.

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.[32]

International goals

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.[33]

# 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 11, 2016[34][35]
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 30------30
2009 1611050--221
2010 1. deild karla 18123451--2617
Total371344101--5118
Denmark League Danish Cup League Cup Europe Total
AGF 2010–11 1. Division 17210----182
2011–12 Superliga 30721----328
2012–13 1814----202014
Total652331--207024
Netherlands League KNVB Cup — Europe Total
AZ 2012–13 Eredivisie 53------53
2013–14 321746111425126
2014–15 2193011002510
Total582976221428139
Germany League German Cup — Europe Total
Werder Bremen 2015–16 Bundesliga 6200——62
2016–17 3100——31
Total9300——93
Career total 16968141112316221184

International

As of September 6, 2015
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States
201361
201431
201592
Total184

Honors

Club

AGF
AZ

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. June 11, 2014. p. 32. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "FIFA approves Johannsson's one-time switch to USA". Yahoo Sports. August 13, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ Meet Aron Jóhannsson - U.S. Soccer Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ U.S. vs. Iceland: Aron Jóhannsson in big demand – SOCCER. Sporting News (September 18, 2012).
  5. ↑ Ferdinand, Poul (August 27, 2012). "Historisk målshow sænkede Horsens". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  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.
  8. ↑ "Jóhannsson tallies from penalty spot in AZ's win over Ajax". Goal.com. August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ "AZ vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 25 September 2013". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ "AZ vs. PSV – 28 September 2013". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Aron Jóhannsson brace leads AZ". ESPNFC. October 20, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Aron Johannsson completes move to Werder Bremen from AZ Alkmaar". ESPN FC. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Werder Bremen vs. Schalke 04 - 15 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hertha BSC vs. Werder Bremen - 21 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Johansson scores as Werder Bremen defeat Monchengladbach". ESPN FC. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ Rosenblatt, Ryan (October 8, 2015). "Aron Johannsson out indefinitely with nerve irritation in hip". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Aron Jóhannsson undergoes hip surgery". Soccer By Ives. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Zurück auf dem Rasen" [Back on the grass]. Kreiszeitung (in German). 30 November 2015.
  19. ↑ Rouse, Daniel (February 3, 2016). "Werder Bremen's Aron Johannsson returns to training". The Score.
  20. ↑ Sonnenberg, Christoph (March 24, 2016). "Saison-Aus für Werders Johannsson" [Season over for Werder's Johannsson]. Bild (in German).
  21. ↑ Knips, Björn (14 June 2016). "Vorbereitung ohne Johannsson". Kreizeitung.
  22. ↑ Stejskal, Sam (June 15, 2016). "Aron Johannsson to miss start of German season due to ongoing hip injury". MLS Soccer.
  23. ↑ "Aron Johannsson given two-match ban after red card at Monchengladbach". Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Johannsson: Was hat er gesagt?" [Johannsson: What did he say?]. Kreiszeitung (in German). September 19, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Werder Bremen dismiss coach Viktor Skripnik". Deutsche Welle. September 18, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Johannsson ahnt: „Es wird nicht einfach"" [Johannsson suspects: "It won't be simple"]. Kreiszeitung (in German). September 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Johannsson zwingt sich zur Geduld" [Johannsson forcing himself to stay patient]. Kreiszeitung (in German). October 27, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Hópurinn er mætir Albaníu og Sviss". KSÍ (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  29. ↑ There is a huge opportunity to pick up a lot of points and put ourselves in a good position to qualify for Brazil Archived June 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. U.S. Soccer.
  30. ↑ Forward Aron Jóhannsson’s Change of Association Approved by FIFA - U.S. Soccer Archived August 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  31. ↑ "US dooms Panama in stoppage time". Fox Sports. October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  32. ↑ "Clint Dempsey scores hat trick as U.S. puts six goals past Cuba". ESPN. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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