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BBC News
04-07-2025
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- BBC News
Aberdeen was 'an easy decision' for new midfielder Kjartansson
New midfielder Kjartan Mar Kjartansson says the scenes following Aberdeen's Scottish Cup win played a part in making the move to 18-year-old Iceland youth international, who has signed a four-year contract, has already played 58 games for Stjarnan's first team, having made his debut aged 16, and believes it's "a good move" for this stage of his career."It's an amazing feeling to sign for such a big club and I just can't wait to get started," he told club media."I got a warm welcome from the guys, and I couldn't have asked for anything more."Aberdeen is a big club in Iceland, we know the history with the European cups, so it was an easy decision to come here."It's a good move for this stage in my career and I think the Scottish game will suit my style of play."I've heard the fans are very passionate. I saw the footage of them after the Scottish Cup win, so I am excited to play in front of them. "It gives me the drive to reach that goal and achieve big things with the club."
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Aberdeen was 'an easy decision' for new midfielder Kjartansson
New midfielder Kjartan Mar Kjartansson says the scenes following Aberdeen's Scottish Cup win played a part in making the move to Pittodrie. The 18-year-old Iceland youth international, who has signed a four-year contract, has already played 58 games for Stjarnan's first team, having made his debut aged 16, and believes it's "a good move" for this stage of his career. Advertisement "It's an amazing feeling to sign for such a big club and I just can't wait to get started," he told club media. "I got a warm welcome from the guys, and I couldn't have asked for anything more. "Aberdeen is a big club in Iceland, we know the history with the European cups, so it was an easy decision to come here. "It's a good move for this stage in my career and I think the Scottish game will suit my style of play. "I've heard the fans are very passionate. I saw the footage of them after the Scottish Cup win, so I am excited to play in front of them. "It gives me the drive to reach that goal and achieve big things with the club."
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Aberdeen buy Iceland youth Kjartansson from Stjarnan
Aberdeen have signed Iceland youth midfielder Kjartan Mar Kjartansson from Stjarnan in his homeland for an undisclosed fee amid "significant interest from some big clubs".The 18-year-old, who has signed a four-year contract, has already played 58 games for Stjarnan's first team, having made his debut aged manager Jimmy Thelin told his club website: "For a player still so young, he has played an impressive volume of minutes for the first team and the Icelandic youth international squads."He is a very exciting talent, but we also know we need to work with him to develop further and he will take time to adapt to a new club, a new league and a new country." "We must be patient. We must nurture him and, at times, we must protect him to ensure we are able to realise his significant potential."Aberdeen's scouting department had been tracking his progress "for some time"."We are pleased to have signed him given the significant interest from some big clubs," Thelin said."He has a very good defensive and positional mind for the game. He has performed well for Stjarnan when winning possession back for his team, makes key interceptions and protecting the team in transition – all the qualities we look for at the base of our midfield and it's impressive when you consider his age."Kjartansson has started eight and come on as a substitute in one of Stjarnan's 13 games in this year's Besta deild karla and they sit fourth in the table - the same position they finished last teenager said: "It's an amazing feeling to sign for such a big club. Aberdeen is a big club in Iceland - we know the history with the European cups, so it was an easy decision to come here."It's a good move for this stage in my career and I think the Scottish game will suit my style of play."
Scottish Sun
03-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Aberdeen announce fifth summer signing as Dons fend off competition from Euro clubs for highly-rated midfielder
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ABERDEEN have landed highly-rated Icelandic midfielder Kjartan Már Kjartansson. The 18-year-old has penned a four-year deal at Pittodrie from Stjarnan after Aberdeen beat off competition from across Europe. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 .Stjarnan's Kjartan Mar Kjartansson has joined Aberdeen Credit: Stjarnan FC Kjartansson is expected to be fast-tracked into Iceland's full squad and believes his move to Pittodrie will kick on his career. He said: 'It's an amazing feeling to sign for such a big club and I just can't wait to get started. 'I got a warm welcome from the guys, and I couldn't have asked for anything more. 'Aberdeen is a big club in Iceland, we know the history with the European cups, so it was an easy decision to come here. 'It's a good move for this stage in my career and I think the Scottish game will suit my style of play. 'I've heard the fans are very passionate, I saw the footage of them after the Scottish Cup win, so I am excited to play in front of them. 'It gives me the drive to reach that goal and achieve big things with the club.' Pittodrie boss Jimmy Thelin revealed he's been desperate to land the teen for some time - and is glad to have got in first to sign him. He said: 'Kjartan is a player who our scouting department have been aware of and tracking for some time. 'We are pleased to have signed him given the significant interest from some big clubs. Eric Black on the Gothenburg Greats, Sir Alex Ferguson & remembering Neale Cooper 'For a player still so young, he has played an impressive volume of minutes for the first team and the Icelandic youth international squads. 'He has a very good defensive and positional mind for the game. 'He has performed well for Stjarnan when winning possession back for his team, makes key interceptions and protecting the team in transition – all the qualities we look for at the base of our midfield and it' s impressive when you consider his age. 'He is a very exciting talent, but we also know we need to work with him to develop further, and he will take time to adapt to a new club, a new league and a new country. 'We must be patient; we must nurture him and at times we must protect him to ensure we are able to realise his significant potential.' Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Daily Record
03-07-2025
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- Daily Record
Kartan Mar Kjartansson seals Aberdeen transfer as Jimmy Thelin wins race with bigger clubs for Icelandic starlet
The Iceland Under 21 international makes the move from Starjan is his home country and Thelin admits he'll need time to adapt Aberdeen have beaten off stiff competition to land rising Iceland star Kjartan Mar Kjartansson. Dons boss Jimmy Thelin has confirmed that the club have agreed a fee to sign the midfielder on a four year contract from Starjan. The 18-year-old, who is an Icelandic under-21 international, will become the fifth summer signing for the Scottish Cup winners, subject to international clearance and visa requirements. Thelin stated: 'Kjartan is a player who our scouting department have been aware of and tracking for some time. We are pleased to have signed him given the significant interest from some big clubs. 'For a player still so young, he has played an impressive volume of minutes for the first team and the Icelandic youth international squads. 'He has a very good defensive and positional mind for the game. He has performed well for Stjarnan when winning possession back for his team, making key interceptions and protecting the team in transition – all the qualities we look for at the base of our midfield and it' s impressive when you consider his age. 'He is a very exciting talent, but we also know we need to work with him to develop further, and he will take time to adapt to a new club, a new league and a new country. We must be patient; we must nurture him and at times we must protect him to ensure we are able to realise his significant potential.' Kjartsson has played more than 50 first-team games and made his debut when he was 16 and is ready to kick on at Pittodrie after making the move to the Scottish Premiership. He said: 'It's an amazing feeling to sign for such a big club and I just can't wait to get started. 'I got a warm welcome from the guys, and I couldn't have asked for anything more. ' Aberdeen is a big club in Iceland, we know the history with the European cups, so it was an easy decision to come here. 'It's a good move for this stage in my career and I think the Scottish game will suit my style of play. 'I've heard the fans are very passionate, I saw the footage of them after the Scottish Cup win, so I am excited to play in front of them. "It gives me the drive to reach that goal and achieve big things with the club.' Aberdeen are currently in their pre-season camp in Spain. They have already signed Nick Suman, Nicolas Milanovic, Kusini Yengi and Emmanuel Gyamfi.
