A linchpin in midfield, his commanding presence and exceptional passing range saw him anchor teams across Iceland, Greece, and Sweden. Career record: 71 caps and 2 goals for Iceland; club career at Breiðablik UBK, AEK Athens, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.
One rank above: Kolbeinn Sigþórsson at #12.
One rank below: Arnór Guðjohnsen at #14.
Iceland's editorial top five: Eiður Guðjohnsen · Ásgeir Sigurvinsson · Gylfi Sigurðsson · Hermann Hreiðarsson · Aron Einar Gunnarsson.