Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (born 16 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hannover 96 and the Iceland national team.
Club career On 9 July 2024, Stefán Teitur signed for Championship club Preston North End on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
After a good spell of starts, Stefán got his first goal for the club bending a beautiful finish into the far corner in a 2–1 win over Middlesbrough.
On 12 January 2026, Stefán Teitur signed for Hannover 96 for an undisclosed fee.
International career Stefán has played youth international games for the Icelandic U-21s. In January 2020 he made his senior international debut in a match against Canada, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Aron Elís Þrándarson.
Personal life Stefán Teitur is from a huge family of footballers. He is the son of Þórður Þórðarson, a goalkeeper who played one senior international for Iceland. Stefán Teitur's father's brother is Stefán Þór Þórðarson who played six senior internationals for Iceland, scoring once. Stefán Teitur's grandfather's brothers are Ólafur Þórðarson who was capped 72 times by Iceland, scoring 5 goals, and Teitur Þórðarson who was capped 41 times by Iceland, scoring 9 goals, before coming a well-traveled manager. Stefán Teitur's great-grandfather was Þórður Þórðarson who scored 9 goals in 16 caps for Iceland. In addition Stefán Teitur's older brother, Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson, is a regular player in the Icelandic top tier and his cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, son of Stefán Þór, is contracted to IFK Norrköping.
Going further back, through his great-great-grandmother (mother of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Pétur Pétursson, who got 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. Through his great-grandmother (wife of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Árni Sveinsson, who got 50 caps for Iceland, scoring 4 goals, Sveinn Teitsson, who got 22 caps and 2 goals for Iceland and Sigursteinn Gíslason, who got 22 caps for Iceland.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÍA2016Úrvalsdeild3000——302017Úrvalsdeild16230——19220181. deild karla221031——25112019Úrvalsdeild20120——2212020Úrvalsdeild17821——199Total7821102——8823Silkeborg2020–21Danish 1st Division20100——2012021–22Danish Superliga28220——3022022–23Danish Superliga27140—813922023–24Danish Superliga28982——3111Total10313142—8112516Preston North End 2024–25Championship3934040—4732025–26Championship1500020—170Total5434060—643Hannover 96 2025–262. Bundesliga71———71Career total24238284608128543
International goals
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland202020202151202280202330202480202580202660Total401
Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stefán goal
+ List of international goals scored by Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 October 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 1–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Silkeborg Danish Cup: 2023–24 The Atlantic Cup: 2024
References
External links Profile at the Preston North End F.C. website