left-back in the Iceland squad, despite the fact that he has been praised as a central playmaker of high quality. He was selected for EURO 2016. He started in all of Iceland's five matches, helping the national team go to the quarter-finals in their very first European championship. In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Ari retired from the national team in November 2021. He played 83 games. Playing position Even though his most common position is in central midfield Ari can also play as a winger and played as a full-back with the Iceland national team. After transferring from Sweden to Denmark in 2013 he stated in an interview that he had asked to be signed as a left-back to cement his place as the starting left-back in the national team. References External links Article at fotbolti.net "Ari Freyr SKÚLASON cittadino onorario di PIEVE" "MLON13.com - A Pieve di Cento è pandemia per Ari Skulason" 1987 births Living people Ari Freyr Skulason Association football midfielders Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason UEFA Euro 2016 players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players Ari Freyr Skulason BK Häcken players GIF Sundsvall players Odense Boldklub players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players K.V. Oostende players IFK Norrköping players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate footballers in Belgium Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason Ari Freyr Skulason