Gylfi Sigurdsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team. He is a specialist on set-pieces and possesses great long-range shooting ability.

He began his professional career with Reading in the Championship, and in 2010 was sold to Hoffenheim in Reading's biggest sale. He was voted player of the season for two consecutive seasons for Reading in 2009–10 season and for Hoffenheim in 2010–11. After a season back in English football with Swansea he joined Tottenham Hotspur for £8.8 million, and in 2014 moved back to Swansea as part of an exchange for Ben Davies. On 16 August 2017, Gylfi signed for fellow Premier league side Everton for a reported £40 million with £5 million in potential add-ons which was a club-record deal.

Gylfi made his senior international debut for Iceland in 2010 and has since earned over 30 caps.

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Premier League Player of the Month:
March 2012

Football League Championship Player of the Month:
March 2010

Reading Player of the Season:
2009–10

Hoffenheim Player of the Season:
2010–11

Premierleague.com Users' Team of the Season:
2014–15

Icelandic Footballer of the Year:
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year:
2013, 2016