Samuel Kari Fridjonsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right back or midfielder for SC Paderborn 07 and the Iceland national team.
Fridjonsson joined Reading in March 2013 to train with the club before his two-year contract with the club began on 1 July 2013. On 16 June 2016, Fridjonsson signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Valerenga, to start on 1 July 2017 when his Reading contract expired. On 18 January 2020, SC Paderborn announced the signing of Samúel on a contract until 30 June 2022.
Fridjonsson represented the Icelandic U-17 national team on 11 occasions between 2011 and 2012, scoring twice, with his debut coming on 2 August 2011, in a 3–1 win over Sweden U-17. Fridjonsson went on to represent the U-19 team twenty times between 2013 and 2014, scoring three times, with his debut coming in a 1–1 home draw against Denmark. On 26 March 2015, Fridjonsson made his debut for the U-21 team in their 3-0 defeat to Romania. Fridjonsson made his debut for Iceland on 11 January 2018 in an unofficial friendly against Indonesia Selection. |
