Benoný Breki Andrésson

Benoný Breki Andrésson
	Benoný Breki Andrésson in action for Stockport County
Personal information
Full name	Benoný Breki Andrésson
Date of birth	3 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Iceland
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Stockport County
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2021	Breiðablik
2021–2023	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–2024	KR
2025–	Stockport County
International career
2021	Iceland U17
2023	Iceland U19
2024–	Iceland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Benoný Breki Andrésson (born 3 August 2005) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for Stockport County and the Iceland under-21 team.^[1]

Club career

Early career

Benoný played as a youth player for Breiðablik.^[2] As a 15-year-old Benoný played with Blika's 2nd team and scored seven league goals in 11 games with Blikum prior to joining Italian side Bologna in 2021.^[3]

Benoný moved back to the Icelandic league to join Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur in 2023.^[4] He scored nine league goals in his first season with KR.^[5]^[6] In October 2024, he scored 5 goals in a 7–0 victory against HK in the final round of matches of the 2024 Besta deild karla to set a new league record of 21 goals in a season.^[7] That month, he was also voted the most promising player in the league by his fellow players.^[8]

Stockport County

In December 2024 it was announced that Benoný would join English club Stockport County on 1 January 2025.^[9]

International career

An Icelandic youth international, he made his debut for the Iceland national under-21 football team on 6 September 2024 against Denmark U21 in a 4–2 win.^[10]

References

^ Benoný Breki Andrésson at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 26 – THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE CLOUDS". fotbolti.net. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "BENONÝ BREKI Í BOLOGNA (STAÐFEST)". Fotboli. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "VIRÐIST SJÁ FYRIR ENDANN Á ERFIÐUM VIÐRÆÐUM KR VIÐ BOLOGNA". Fotbolti. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "Framherji KR hafnaði Gautaborg". mbl.is. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "STRONGEST IN ROUND 24 – NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD WITH 24 GOALS IN THE TOP DIVISION". Fotbolti.net. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "Benony broke the scoring record". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "Great to score 5 goals". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "Benony Breki Andresson: Stockport County agree deal for Icelandic striker". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024.
^ "ICELAND U21 VS. DENMARK U21 4 – 2". Soccerway. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[1] Benoný Breki Andrésson at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[2] "STRONGEST IN ROUND 26 – THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE CLOUDS". fotbolti.net. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[3] "BENONÝ BREKI Í BOLOGNA (STAÐFEST)". Fotboli. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[4] "VIRÐIST SJÁ FYRIR ENDANN Á ERFIÐUM VIÐRÆÐUM KR VIÐ BOLOGNA". Fotbolti. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[5] "Framherji KR hafnaði Gautaborg". mbl.is. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[6] "STRONGEST IN ROUND 24 – NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD WITH 24 GOALS IN THE TOP DIVISION". Fotbolti.net. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[7] "Benony broke the scoring record". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[8] "Great to score 5 goals". mbl.is. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[9] "Benony Breki Andresson: Stockport County agree deal for Icelandic striker". BBC Sport. 11 December 2024.

[10] "ICELAND U21 VS. DENMARK U21 4 – 2". Soccerway. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

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