Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Date of birth18 February 1995
Place of birthReykjavík
NationalityIcelandic
Weight76 kg
Height1.86 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson joined Arsenal in September 2020 with a four-year contract that was cancelled in February 2024.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
KR Reykjavik 14 Dec 2013 30 Jan 2014
FC Nordsjaelland 30 Jan 2014 18 Jun 2018
Dijon 18 Jun 2018 21 Sep 2020
Arsenal 21 Sep 2020 01 Feb 2024
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 31 Aug 2021 31 May 2022 L
Alanyaspor 16 Aug 2022 31 May 2023 L
Cardiff City 18 Aug 2023 31 Jan 2024 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2020-21 Arsenal League Cup 1 4
2020-21 Arsenal Premier League
1
2020-21 Arsenal UEFA Europa League 4 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
29 Oct 2020 Arsenal v Dundalk W 3-0 UEFA Europa League Group B
26 Nov 2020 Molde v Arsenal W 0-3 UEFA Europa League Group B
03 Dec 2020 Arsenal v Rapid Wien W 4-1 UEFA Europa League Group B
10 Dec 2020 Dundalk v Arsenal W 2-4 UEFA Europa League Group B
22 Dec 2020 Arsenal v Manchester City L 1-4 League Cup 5th round
02 Feb 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal L 2-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2017-18 Iceland International Friendly 3 6
2018-19 Iceland International Friendly 2 3
2020-21 Iceland FIFA World Cup 1 1
2020-21 Iceland International Friendly 2 4
2020-21 Iceland UEFA Nations League 2 4
2021-22 Iceland FIFA World Cup 2 4
2021-22 Iceland International Friendly 2 6
2021-22 Iceland UEFA Nations League 3 4
2022-23 Iceland Baltic Cup 1
2022-23 Iceland International Friendly 1 1
2022-23 Iceland UEFA European Championship 4 1 6
2022-23 Iceland UEFA Nations League 1 1
2023-24 Iceland UEFA European Championship 3 1 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
08 Nov 2017 Iceland v Czech Republic L 1-2 International Friendly
14 Jan 2018 Indonesia v Iceland W 1-4 International Friendly
24 Mar 2018 Iceland v Mexico L 0-3 International Friendly
11 Oct 2018 France v Iceland D 2-2 International Friendly
19 Nov 2018 Iceland v Qatar D 2-2 International Friendly
14 Oct 2020 Iceland v Belgium L 1-2 UEFA Nations League League A Group A2
15 Nov 2020 Denmark v Iceland L 2-1 UEFA Nations League League A Group A2
31 Mar 2021 Liechtenstein v Iceland W 1-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group J
29 May 2021 Mexico v Iceland L 2-1 International Friendly
08 Jun 2021 Poland v Iceland D 2-2 International Friendly
02 Sep 2021 Iceland v Romania L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group J
05 Sep 2021 Iceland v North Macedonia D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group J
26 Mar 2022 Finland v Iceland D 1-1 International Friendly
29 Mar 2022 Spain v Iceland L 5-0 International Friendly
02 Jun 2022 Israel v Iceland D 2-2 UEFA Nations League League B Group B2
06 Jun 2022 Iceland v Albania D 1-1 UEFA Nations League League B Group B2
13 Jun 2022 Iceland v Israel D 2-2 UEFA Nations League League B Group B2
22 Sep 2022 Iceland v Venezuela W 1-0 International Friendly
27 Sep 2022 Albania v Iceland D 1-1 UEFA Nations League League B Group B2
16 Nov 2022 Lithuania v Iceland W 0-0 (6-5) Baltic Cup Semi-final
23 Mar 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Iceland L 3-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
26 Mar 2023 Liechtenstein v Iceland W 0-7 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
17 Jun 2023 Iceland v Slovakia L 1-2 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
20 Jun 2023 Iceland v Portugal L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
08 Sep 2023 Luxembourg v Iceland L 3-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
11 Sep 2023 Iceland v Bosnia and Herzegovina W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J
13 Oct 2023 Iceland v Luxembourg D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Qualifying group J


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.