Striker · Kingsmere Albion and Iceland
Húsavík, Iceland
Right foot. Last shoulder. Everybody knows. Nobody catches him.
Give him one pass in behind.
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Next match · Premier Division 2026/27
Kingsmere Albion v Hollingford
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01 · The game
The defenders know where he is going. Hold the centre-back, spin off his shoulder, go. Then finish. A harbour wall in Húsavík taught him that before any coach did, and nobody has found the answer since.
The shed wall rang like a bell when you hit it clean. I kicked until it rang every time.
Allan
02 · The road
Eight seasons, one road: a shed wall in Húsavík, a debut at sixteen, a broken foot at seventeen, and a record move at twenty.
Fifty-five thousand people and I could still hear my father shouting in Icelandic. Nine minutes in, first touch, bottom corner.
02 · Milestones
From a broken foot in Húsavík to the final in Lisbon: one milestone a season, dated and placed.
2018
Húsavík Athletic, Húsavík
A metatarsal, three weeks before his first start. Nine weeks in a boot, a season watched from the stand.
2019
FC Waterland
Eighteen, and abroad for the first time. FC Waterland signed him the summer he came back.
2020
FC Waterland
Twenty-nine goals and a club record at nineteen, and the league title that came with them.
2021
The Meridian
A record fee at twenty. Nine minutes into his first game at The Meridian, first touch, bottom corner.
2022
Reykjavík
Iceland's first Northern Cup, and the boots given to the kitman afterwards.
2023
The Meridian
Thirty-eight goals and a first Premier Division title.
2024
Reykjavík harbour
A second title, the Sovereign Cup and a second Northern Cup. Hot dogs by the harbour at one in the morning.
2025
Estádio do Mar, Lisbon
The winner in the eighty-ninth minute of the European Crown final, and a third title in a row.
The boot room
One pair for every season, from the pitches of Húsavík to the night of the final.
The pair from the European Crown final. Still has Lisbon on the studs.
White for the night games. Thirty-six league goals in these.
Thirty-eight goals and the first Premier Division title.
Worn for Iceland at the Northern Cup, then given to the kitman.
Nine minutes into his first game at The Meridian, bottom corner.
Standard issue in Holland. Twenty-nine goals and a club record at nineteen.
The first pair after nine weeks in a boot, bought with his first wage abroad.
His last pair at home. He broke his foot in them and kept them anyway.
03 · In numbers
Premier Division 2025/26, all competitions.
04 · The run in behind
His sixteen most recent goals, and where they went in. Fifteen from inside the box.
Typical runs, from the last shoulder to the six-yard box.His most recent goals · 16
Last five, newest firstG goals · A assists.
05 · The night of the 2–1
The European Crown final, Estádio do Mar, Lisbon, 2025.
Eighty-ninth minute, one pass in behind. I heard nothing until it hit the net. Then I heard everything.
05 · Two days
06 · The kit wall
Home and away, three seasons, three titles.
06 · Honours
Premier Division 2023, 2024, 2025, and the European Crown to finish.
Eight major honours · three Premier Division titles · the European Crown · 58 caps for Iceland
06 · Press clippings
Four cuttings from eight seasons, from the harbour paper to the back page.
The Kingsmere Courier
One pass in behind in the eighty-ninth minute, and Kingsmere Albion are champions of Europe. He said afterwards he heard nothing until it hit the net.
Continental Football Review
Nine minutes into his first game at The Meridian, the most expensive striker in the club's history needed one touch to repay a little of it.
Premier Division Weekly
Every defence in the division knows where he is going. Forty-one league goals say none of them has found the answer.
Harbour News, Húsavík
Five goals, top scorer, and Iceland's first Northern Cup. Down at the harbour sheds, only one name comes up.
The season book
Every result, the numbers, the honours and the photographs of the season, with the places and the years. One PDF, every year.
Download the season book08 · The fans
Messages from the stands and from home. Every one is read before it goes up.
Moderated wall · read before it goes up
The whole harbour stayed up for the final. My dad cried at the winner. Thank you for taking Húsavík to Lisbon.
Sigrún, Húsavík
2 days ago
Season ticket for thirty-one years. That run in the eighty-ninth minute is the best thing I have seen at The Meridian.
Tom, Kingsmere
3 days ago
My son copies your celebration in every game in the park. He is seven. He says he is number 9 now.
Aisha, Leeds
5 days ago
I was behind the goal for your second in the Northern Cup final. I still can't talk about it.
Jón, Reykjavík
1 week ago
Monterosa fan. I hated every second of it. Respect.
Inês, Lisbon
1 week ago
Our under-12s trained at the shed wall all summer, like you did. Come and see them next time you are home.
Einar, Húsavík Athletic under-12s
2 weeks ago
The signed shirt came in time for my brother's birthday. He hasn't taken it off since.
Priya, London
3 weeks ago
Fifty-eight caps. Get to a hundred.
Kristófer, Akureyri
1 month ago
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Just now · Waiting to be read
14 March · birthday book
His 26th birthday
412 messages
Lisbon, 2025 · milestone book
The night of the 2–1
1,286 messages
09 · Partners
The brands behind him, the numbers they back, and a direct line for the next one.
Media kit · Q3 2026 edition
Profile, audience, numbers and partners in one file, for brands and agencies.
Refreshed every quarter
07 · Between matches
Off the record.
Five frames from between the matches. @erlinallan9.