Victor Palsson

Guðlaugur Victor Palsson (born 30 April 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Liverpool, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hibernian, New York Red Bulls, NEC, Helsingborgs IF, Esbjerg fB, Zurich and SV Darmstadt 98.

Club Career

Victor was born in Reykjavik to an Icelandic mother and a Portuguese father. His paternal grandfather was a native of Mozambique. He played for Fjolnir but he decided to move to the neighbouring club Fylkir to get a chance to play on higher level. He then moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2007.

Victor joined Premier League team Liverpool in 2009. He played for Liverpool reserves and served as team captain but failed to make the breakthrough into the first-team. He went on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2010, making his debut for the Daggers in the 1st round of the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient. He made three appearances for the club, including an FA Cup tie, before returning to Liverpool.

On 28 January 2011, Victor signed an 18-month contract with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. Victor was given squad number 91, since 1991 was his birth-year. He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Dundee United two days later. Victor scored his first goal for the club with a penalty in a 2–1 win against Kilmarnock on 12 February. Victor played regularly under the management of Colin Calderwood, but featured less regularly after Calderwood was replaced by Pat Fenlon. On 10 January 2012, Hibernian announced that Victor had left the club with immediate effect after an agreement was reached to cancel his contract.

Sky Sports reported on 24 January 2012 that Victor was close to agreeing to terms with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. The signing was confirmed by New York on 10 February 2012. Victor did not command a regular starting place in the New York starting lineup during the 2012 season. This page also has a version in other languages :  Виктор Палссон (russian)