Arnar Freyr Arnarsson
MT Melsungen, Germany
Arnar Freyr Arnarsson, born 14 March 1996 is an Icelandic handball player that started his career with Fram Reykjavík. He now plays with MT Melsungen and the Icelandic national team.
L I N E P L A Y E R
Arnar Freyr Arnarsson started his career at young age with Fram, Reykjavík.
He played his first games with Icelandic national team in 2015, then he was only 19 years old.
In 2017 Arnar Freyr played with the Icelandic national team in handball in European Men's Handball Championship, and in the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Arnar has been playing abroad since 2016 when he joined IFK Kristianstad and then GOG Håndbold in Denmark in 2019. In 2020 Arnar Freyr left Denmark and joined MT Melsungen in Germany and is currently living there to play handball.
Arnar Freyr is going to his third tournment with the Icelandic team. He started at young age playing handball and when asked what ignited his interest he names his step mum. "My step mum, Gerður was playing for Valur and it sparked my interest when I saw what she was doing."
Do you have any rituals before games? Yes, I do. Quite basic. I take a shower and brush my teeth before each game.
When asked to name his favorite place in Iceland, he answers: It's at home with the family, if I need to be more specific I have to say the Icelandic highlands. In Germany its also my home.
All handball players have idols they look up to. Does Arnar have a player that his his favorite of all time? Yes, I would name the Danish-Norwegian Line player Jesper Nøddesbo.
What is the song you use to get hyped before a game?
It is "We come 1" by Faithless
