Arnor Smarason

Arnor Smarason (born 7 September 1988) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Icelandic Urvalsdeild side Valur. He can play in all the positions on the midfield.

Club Career

Hereenveen

Arnor signed his first professional contract with Hereenveen on 9 September 2007, aged 19. He made his senior debut the same season, during the spring of 2008, whilst also signing a new three-year deal with the Eredivisie side.

During the following season, in 2008–09, Arnor became a regular starter for Heerenveen. He made his continental debut for the club in the Europa League on 18 September 2008, coming on as a late sub in a 1–1 draw against the Portuguese side Vitoria. Nearly a month later, on 19 October 2008, Arnor scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Roda. That season Heerenveen finished 5th in the Eredivisie and went all the way to the final in the KNVB Cup. They eventually won against Twente, 2–2 after full-time and 5–4 on penalties, though Arnor remained on the bench as an unused sub. In all, Arnor played 27 games for Hereenveen during the season and scored 5 goals.

Due to a serious back injury, Arnor missed most of the 2009–10 league play. He was sent to the clinic of Bayern Munich club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, who treated him during the spring of 2010. He returned to the pitch in March the same year, playing two competitive games throughout the season. At the same time, Heerenveen communicated that Arnor would leave the club as a free transfer the upcoming summer, due to the club's financial difficulties.

Esbjerg

In June 2010, he moved to Esbjerg fB in Denmark. Arnor signed a three year-deal with the Superliga club. He went straight into Esbjerg's first team and played his first game in the opening round of the 2010-11 season, a 0–3 loss against Odense. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2010 against Silkeborg, in a 2–1 win. He went on to play 24 of Esbjerg's 33 games in the leag

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