Sigurður Þorsteinsson


Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson is an Icelandic professional basketball player who plays for Höttur of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013. Outside of Iceland, Sigurður has played professionally in Greece and Sweden.

Early life

Sigurður was born and raised in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. He played youth basketball with KFÍ before playing for the senior team, first with its B-team in the 2. deild karla and later with the main squad in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

Professional career

In September 2015, Sigurður signed with the Greek 2nd Division team Machites Doxas Pefkon, where he averaged 11.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
In August 2016, Sigurður signed with the Greek 2nd Division team A.E.L. 1964.
Sigurður rejoined Grindavík in August 2017. For the season he averaged 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds. In July 2018 he left the club.
On 17 August 2018, Sigurður signed with ÍR. On 1 April 2019, he scored 16 points in ÍR's victory in game 5 of its first-round playoff series against second seeded Njarðvík. With the victory, ÍR became the third team in the Úrvalsdeild history to come back from a 0-2 deficit and win a best-of-five series. After helping ÍR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals, where it lost to KR, Sigurður was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.
In June 2019, Sigurður signed with BC Orchies of the NM1. Two days before the first game of the season, the French Basketball Federation declared that the Orchies did not fullfill their required financial obligations and as a result Sigurður was released from his contract.
On 23 October 2019, Sigurður returned to ÍR, signing a two year contract. Only 9 minutes into his first game back, he suffered a season ending injury after tearing a cruciate ligament in his knee. After the season, ÍR terminated the contract with Sigurður, leaving him a free agent.
On 10 June 2020, Sigurður signed with Úrvalsdeild club Höttur.

Icelandic national team

Between 2007 and 2019, Sigurður has played 58 games for the Icelandic men's national team. He did not make the 12 man roster for the FIBA Eurobasket in 2015 and 2017. In May 2019, he was called up to the national team for the first time since July 2017, ahead of the Games of the Small States of Europe.

Awards and honours

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