Name: Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen




Country: Iceland
Club: Chelsea F.C.
Position: *SS, CF, AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-27 years (15/09/1978)
Era: 2001-2005

Height: 185 cm
Weight: 82 kg


Attack: 84
Defence: 56
Balance: 83
Stamina: 85
Top Speed: 82
Acceleration: 78
Response: 84
Agility: 77
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 77
Short Pass Accuracy: 84
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 78
Long Pass Speed: 75
Shot Accuracy: 84
Shot Power: 81
Shot Technique: 88
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Curling: 76
Header: 82
Jump: 80
Technique: 85
Aggression: 83
Mentality: 78
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 86

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7 | 8 (2004-2005)
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 7 (2001-2002) | 6
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P14 - Dummy Runner
S02 - Passer
S05 - 1-touch Play

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Positioning - Passing - Scoring - Post Player - 1-touch Play

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


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Country: Iceland
Club: FC Barcelona
Position: *SS, AMF, CF, WF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 28-31 years (15/09/1978)
Era: 2006-2009

Height: 185 cm
Weight: 83 kg


Attack: 81
Defence: 56
Balance: 83
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 77
Response: 84
Agility: 76
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 81
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 76
Long Pass Speed: 75
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 79
Shot Technique: 85
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Curling: 74
Header: 78
Jump: 80
Technique: 83
Aggression: 80
Mentality: 77
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 85

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P14 - Dummy Runner
S05 - 1-touch Play
S21 - Super Sub

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Post Player - 1-touch Play

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


INFO:
Eiður Guðjohnsen ─ son of Arnór Guðjohnsen ─ is a former secondary striker or centre forward, capable of playing also as attacking midfielder and winger. His career began in 1994 at Icelandic team Valur. He transferred to PSV in 1995, to KR Reykjavík in 1998 and the same year to Bolton Wanderers. After two very good seasons, he was signed by Chelsea in 2000. He had great success with the "Blues", scoring 78 goals in 263 in six seasons, winning two Premier Leagues, a Football League Cup and an FA Community Shield. He then joined Barcelona in 2006, making 114 appearances in four seasons, scoring 19 times, winning La Liga, a Copa del Rey, two Supercopa de España, a UEFA Champions League and a UEFA Supercup. He retired in 2016 after short experiences at Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City, Fulham, AEK, Cercle Brugge, Club Brugge, Bolton Wanderers, Chinese team Shijiazhuang Ever Bright and Molde. He gained 88 caps for Iceland, scoring 26 goals and taking part to the country's first ever major tournament in 2016, when the team impressively reached the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.
One of the best ever Icelandic players, Guðjohnsen was an excellent striker, gifted with good strength, stamina, positioning sense, speed on the distance and an excellent first time touch. He was very effective in the box, showing opportunism, good heading ability and sense of goal. His shots didn't have impressive power and sometimes weren't too accurate but Guðjohnsen could score great goals from difficult positions or angles with both feet. He possessed fantastic dribbling and technique, that made him capable of overcoming more opponents even though his movements weren't always too quick. A very dynamic player, he moved a lot to the midfield mainly to trigger the offense from there and then rush forward to get the ball back or keep some defenders busy. He also was a superb assist-man thanks to his excellent ball distribution especially when delivering short passes with either foot but his crosses were also good. A decent set piece taker, he occasionally scored from penalty and at least once with Iceland from free kick. At Barcelona, he was less quick and more often in not optimal conditions. Therefore, he was mainly used as secondary striker or attacking midfielder, less as centre forward and sometimes as winger. This way he wasn't as prolific as he was at Chelsea but was more helpful for triggering the offense or providing the decisive assist. Moreover, he turned out to be effective when coming as substitute in numerous occasions either with a goal or an assist.