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{{short description|Icelandic footballer}}
{{Icelandic name|Heiðar|female}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heiðar Helguson
| image = Helguson Cardiff Red.jpg
| caption = Heiðar playing for [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in 2012
| full_name = Heiðar Helguson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=1998337 |title=Heidar Helguson |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=no}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/5058/heidar-helguson |title=Heidar Helguson |publisher=ESPN |access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Akureyri]], Iceland
| height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1791/Heidar-Helguson/overview |title=Heidar Helguson: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 1985–1993
| youthclubs1 = [[UMFS Dalvík]]
| years1 = 1993–1994
| clubs1 = [[Dalvík/Reynir|UMFS Dalvík]]
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1995–1997
| clubs2 = [[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]
| caps2 = 54
| goals2 = 31
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1998–1999
| clubs4 = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 1999–2005
| clubs5 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| caps5 = 174
| goals5 = 55
| years6 = 2005–2007
| clubs6 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| caps6 = 57
| goals6 = 11
| years7 = 2007–2009
| clubs7 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2008–2009
| clubs8 = → [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2009–2012
| clubs9 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| caps9 = 68
| goals9 = 24
| years10 = 2009–2010
| clubs10 = → [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
| caps10 = 29
| goals10 = 11
| years11 = 2012–2013
| clubs11 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
| caps11 = 38
| goals11 = 8
| years12 = 2015
| clubs12 = [[Skautafélag Reykjavíkur]]
| caps12 = 2
| goals12= 1
| totalcaps = 490
| totalgoals = 169
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1996
| nationalteam1 = [[Iceland national under-19 football team|Iceland U19]]
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1997–1999
| nationalteam2 = [[Iceland national under-21 football team|Iceland U21]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1999–2011
| nationalteam3 = [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]]
| nationalcaps3 = 55
| nationalgoals3 = 12
}}
'''Heiðar Helguson''' ({{IPA|is|ˈheiðaːr ˈhɛlkuˌsɔn}}; born 22 August 1977) is an Icelandic former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]].

Heiðar started his career in the Icelandic league system, with [[UMFS Dalvík]] and [[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]. Following a one-season spell in Norway with [[Lillestrøm SK]], Heiðar moved to England to play for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 1999, with Lillestrøm receiving a transfer fee of £1.5 million. The English media [[anglicised]] his name to '''Heidar''' when he joined Watford – it is by this given name that he is commonly known in England.

Although Watford were relegated from the [[Premier League]] during his first season at the club, Heiðar was a prolific goalscorer, finishing as the team's top scorer in the [[1999–2000 Watford F.C. season|1999–2000]], [[2002–03 Watford F.C. season|2002–03]] and [[2004–05 Watford F.C. season|2004–05]] seasons, before being sold to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in 2005. He played Premier League for them between 2005 and 2007, and [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] until 2009, before transferring to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] side [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]] in 2009. After a return to Watford on loan in the [[2009–10 Watford F.C. season|2009–10 season]], Heiðar played regularly for QPR in 2010–11, as they secured promotion to the [[Premier League]] as champions. In QPR's first Premier League season since 1995–96, Heiðar finished as the team's top scorer, helping them to secure Premier League survival on the last day of the 2011–12 season. He subsequently joined Cardiff City.

Heiðar played and scored for his country at under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his debut for the senior team in 1999. He earned 55 [[cap (football)|caps]] for the [[Iceland national football team|Iceland national team]], scoring 13 goals, before retiring from international football in 2011.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Heiðar was born in [[Akureyri]], in northern Iceland.<ref>{{Hugman|8734|Heidar Helguson|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> He joined his first club, [[UMFS Dalvík]], at the age of eight in 1985. He spent a further eight years in the club's development squads, progressing through the different youth team age brackets (Under-10s, Under-12s, Under-15s, etc.) and debuting for the club's reserves whilst he was still only 13. He was handed his first team debut in 1993 when he was 15&nbsp;years old. He scored five goals in 11 league appearances before his performances earned him a transfer to [[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]] in 1994, aged 16.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

In three seasons, Heiðar scored 31 goals in 54 league appearances for Þróttur, his performances generating interest from several [[UEFA|European]] clubs.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Lillestrøm===
Heiðar arrived at Lillestrøm in the autumn of 1998. He made his first team debut in October, curiously wearing number 1 on his shirt. The next season Heiðar became one of the great surprises in Norwegian football when he scored sixteen league goals. In his debut season for Lillestrøm, he had managed only two goals. Heiðar was a very popular player, and even had his own fan-club named ''"The Helgusonsons"''.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Watford===
[[File:Heiðar Helguson.jpg|thumb|upright|Heiðar playing for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2010]]

Heiðar was signed by Watford manager [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] midway through the 1999–2000 season for a club record £1.5m. Brought in to boost the struggling club's striking department, Heiðar had a good debut at home to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], where he played well. Heiðar scored in his first game. He later picked up the display of the season award for this goal-scoring debut.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} He scored five more times that season. His goals were not enough to keep Watford up, and the Hertfordshire club were relegated after only one year in the [[Premier League]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Back in the First Division, Heiðar was part of a Watford team that was undefeated for the first 15&nbsp;games of the season, topping the league. However, when the team's form slumped in late 2000, Heiðar suffered a crisis of confidence – one of several during his first few years at Watford – and was well below his best for a large amount of that campaign. At the end of the season Taylor retired and was replaced by [[Gianluca Vialli]], who used Heiðar as a wing back.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805184032/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~948578,00.html "Where are they now? Part 4"]. Watford F.C. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2011.</ref>

With [[Ray Lewington]] in charge for the 2002–03 season, Heiðar showed a marked improvement. Although still prone to injury (he did not start the season until late September), he finished the season Watford's top goal scorer with 13, including goals in Watford's run to the FA Cup semi-Finals. In 2003–04 injury kept Heiðar out of most of the first half of the season. On his return he put in some notable performances, the most notable being his leading of the line against Chelsea in the FA Cup.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

2004–05 was Heiðar's best season in a Watford shirt. Relatively free of injury, he scored 20 goals and picked up the "Goal of the Season," "Display of the Season" and "[[Watford F.C. Player of the Season|Player of the Season]]" awards at the end of season awards ceremony. Inevitably, his goal tally brought about interest from Premier League clubs and with Watford needing money, the offer from [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] was accepted.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Fulham===
Heiðar signed for Fulham on 27 June 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Heidar Helguson Fulham Player Profile |website=4THEGAME.com |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/fulham-fc/player-profile/1047/heidarhelguson.html |access-date=4 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404085732/http://www.4thegame.com/club/fulham-fc/player-profile/1047/heidarhelguson.html |archive-date=4 April 2007}}</ref> and was largely confined to the bench at the beginning of the campaign. He scored his first goal for Fulham in the 5–4 [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] victory over [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln]]. The front pair of Heiðar and [[Brian McBride]] caused trouble to the best defences in the Premier League. Heiðar scored against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (penalty), [[Aston Villa]] (penalty), [[West Ham United|West Ham]] (open play – left foot) and [[Manchester United]] (open play – header), a double in a 6–1 win over [[West Bromwich Albion|West Brom]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (header as a result of a free kick) and against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (penalty). For the start of the 2006–07 season he was moved from No. 10 to No. 9 at Fulham.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Bolton Wanderers===
On 20 July 2007, it was announced that Heiðar was leaving [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] to join [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] for an undisclosed fee, as part of manager [[Sammy Lee (footballer)|Sammy Lee]]'s squad restructuring. Heiðar reportedly signed a three-year contract with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|the Trotters]], having been forced to consider his options following the signings of [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] and [[Diomansy Kamara]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Heidar Deparst|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2007/july/23/heidar-departs|publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=23 July 2007|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>

He made his Bolton debut as a substitute for the injured [[Kevin Davies]] on 11 August 2007 with Wanderers already trailing to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Four days later he returned to Fulham for the first time since leaving and got on the scoresheet in a 2–1 Bolton defeat.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

It was the end of January 2008 by the time Heiðar got any more playing time, but his return was welcome with Bolton desperately short of firepower having sold [[Nicolas Anelka]] to Chelsea earlier on that month. His first appearance back in the team was a goalless draw against old club Fulham where he came off the substitutes bench for the last eight minutes of the game. He scored his first goal for Bolton since coming back from injury four days later against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in a 2–0 win.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Bolton confirmed in May 2008 that they had sent Heiðar over to Belgium for more surgery in order to have him back for pre-season training.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

===Queens Park Rangers===
[[File:Heiðar Helguson - qpr.jpg|thumb|upright|Heiðar playing for [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in 2011]]

On 20 November, it was announced that Heiðar had joined [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on an emergency loan until the end of January 2009.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 November 2008 |url=http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1460594,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630225359/http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~1460594,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2012 |title=Helguson is a loan ranger |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |access-date=20 November 2008 }}</ref> However, the loan did not go through until the following Friday.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 November 2008|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4555949,00.html|title=Helguson seals QPR move|website=Sky Sports|access-date=28 November 2008}}</ref>

After failing to score on his debut against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and in his second match against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], Heiðar scored once against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] and braces against both [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] to bag himself five goals in his first ten games. On 2 January, the deal was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|date=2 January 2009|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7807850.stm|title=Helguson seals permanent QPR deal|website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2009}}</ref>

After spending a nearly a season out on loan to Watford, Heiðar returned to QPR. After regaining his place in the starting XI, scoring 13 goals as Rangers won the Championship in the 2010–11 season including a late winner against London rivals [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] at Loftus Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10373~11658,00.html |title=Heidar Helguson QPR Squad Profile |publisher=Queens Park Rangers F.C. |access-date=24 January 2012 |date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130182623/http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10373~11658%2C00.html |archive-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> Heiðar featured regularly under Neil Warnock for QPR in the Premier League, Heiðar became a Rangers legend by scoring the winning goal from a penalty in a 1–0 victory against arch rivals [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. This was QPR's first win over Chelsea in over 15&nbsp;years.
He then went on to score two goals against Stoke in a 3–2 victory away from home. He headed in a sublime goal, whilst the other goal was a tap in.

On 3 December 2011, he managed to equal the Queens Park Rangers record for most goals at home in a row. He scored with a header in a 1–1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Despite missing most of the second half of the season with a groin injury, Heiðar finished as QPR's top goalscorer for the 2011–12 season with nine goals in all competitions. These goals proved crucial as Rangers avoided relegation on the final day of the season despite a 3–2 defeat away to Champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Daniel |date=2012-05-13 |title=Manchester City seal title at the last as Sergio Agüero sinks QPR |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/13/manchester-city-qpr-premier-league |access-date=2024-01-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Return to Watford===
On 15 September 2009, Watford successfully acquired the services of Heiðar, on a three-month [[Loan (sports)|loan]] from Queens Park Rangers,<ref name="Heidar heads back to Hornets">{{cite news|date=15 September 2009|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5560920,00.html|title=Heidar heads back to Hornets|website=Sky Sports|access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> meaning the player returned to the club who he played for between 2000 and 2005. He made an immediate impact on his return, assisting one and scoring a brace during his substitute appearance against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], before being substituted due to injury. He made his fourth appearance of his loan spell at Vicarage Road against [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], scoring his fourth and fifth goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8366366.stm|title=Watford vs Scunthorpe|website=BBC Sport|access-date=21 November 2009|date=21 November 2009}}</ref> Whilst the original loan spell ended on 28 December, there was constant speculation about the player resigning for the club on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5805879,00.html|title=Hornets Continue Loan Talks|website=Sky Sports |access-date=28 December 2009|date=11 January 2010}}</ref> On 11 January, both clubs confirmed that the loan deal was to be extended until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1928612,00.html |title=Heider Extends Loan |publisher=Watford F.C. |access-date=11 January 2010 |date=10 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327093506/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10400~1928612%2C00.html |archive-date=27 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1928490,00.html |title=Heider Returns To Hornets |publisher=Queens Park Rangers F.C. |access-date=11 January 2010 |date=10 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320070816/http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10373~1928490%2C00.html |archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref>

===Cardiff City===
On 2 August 2012, Heiðar signed for [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee and was given the number 22 shirt.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deal Done: Heidar Helguson |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2869743,00.html |publisher=Cardiff City F.C. |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904115044/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2869743%2C00.html |archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> Heiðar scored his first goal for Cardiff in a pre-season friendly against [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] and his second came from the spot against [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] in the [[English League Cup|League Cup]] on 14 August. He scored his first league goal in a Cardiff shirt in the [[Severnside derby]] on 25 August in a 4–2 loss. He then went on to score a [[Hat-trick#Association football|brace]] against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], which kept Cardiff top of the table. Heiðar collected further goals for City at both [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] and [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and at home against [[Hull City F.C.|Hull City]]. Despite helping Cardiff secure promotion to the [[Premier League]], Heiðar left the club when his contract expired at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff City: McPhail departs, McNaughton offered new deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22444675.html |website=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

===Skautafélag Reykjavíkur===
In May 2015, Heiðar signed with [[Skautafélag Reykjavíkur]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Magnús Már Einarsson |title=Heiðar Helguson í SR (Staðfest) |url=https://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=186740 |access-date=19 August 2020 |work=[[Fótbolti.net]] |date=7 May 2015 |language=is}}</ref> He appeared in two games for SR, netting one goal.

==International career==
Heiðar made his debut for [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in an April 1999 friendly match against [[Malta national football team|Malta]], coming on as a substitute for [[Ríkharður Daðason]], and as of October 2010 has earned 52 caps, scoring 12 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=26035&pListi=4|title=Félagsmaður|publisher=Football Association of Iceland |language=is|access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref> He was top scorer in the [[2004 FA Summer Tournament]] with three goals. After playing in a friendly against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in August 2006, a long spell outside the national team followed during which Heiðar announced his retirement from international football, in June 2007.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

On 28 August 2008, Heiðar announced his return to international football and was immediately selected in the Icelandic team to face Norway and Scotland a few days later. He scored a goal against Norway in the world cup qualifier as the match ended 2–2.<ref name="Helguson_back">[http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?action=viewStory&id=66003 Íslenski landsliðshópurinn – Heiðar Helguson að nýju í hópnum], ''Icelandic national team selection – Heiðar Helguson back'' Retrieved 28 August 2008</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|[[1999–2000 Watford F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|[[Premier League]]
|16||6||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||6
|-
|[[2000–01 Watford F.C. season|2000–01]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|33||8||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||37||9
|-
|[[2001–02 Watford F.C. season|2001–02]]
|34||6||1||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||40||7
|-
|[[2002–03 Watford F.C. season|2002–03]]
|30||11||4||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||13
|-
|[[2003–04 Watford F.C. season|2003–04]]
|22||8||1||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||14||9
|-
|[[2004–05 Watford F.C. season|2004–05]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|39||16||2||1||5||3||colspan="2"|—||46||20
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!174!!55!!9!!4!!14!!6!!0!!0!!197!!65
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|[[2005–06 Fulham F.C. season|2005–06]]
|rowspan="2"|Premier League
|27||8||0||0||2||2||colspan="2"|—||29||10
|-
|[[2006–07 Fulham F.C. season|2006–07]]
|30||3||3||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!11!!3!!0!!3!!3!!0!!0!!63!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|[[2007–08 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2007–08]]
|rowspan="2"|Premier League
|6||2||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||8||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|2008–09]]
|1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!7!!2!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!10!!2
|-
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Championship
|20||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||5
|-
|rowspan="4"|Queens Park Rangers
|[[2009–10 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2009–10]]
|rowspan="2"|Championship
|5||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2010–11]]
|34||13||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||34||13
|-
|[[2011–12 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|16||8||2||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||19||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!75!!28!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!80!!28
|-
|Watford (loan)
|[[2009–10 Watford F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Championship
|29||11||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||11
|-
|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
|[[2012–13 Cardiff City F.C. season|2012–13]]
|Championship
|38||8||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||39||9
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!380!!114!!17!!4!!18!!9!!2!!0!!418!!129
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 16 October 2002 || [[Laugardalsvöllur]], [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]] || {{fb|LTU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 5|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| 2. || rowspan=2| 30 May 2004 || rowspan=3| [[City of Manchester Stadium]], [[Manchester]], [[England]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 2–3 || rowspan=3| [[2004 FA Summer Tournament]]
|-
| 3. || align=center|'''2'''–2
|-
| 4. || 5 June 2004 || {{fb|ENG}} || align=center|'''1'''–3 || align=center| 1–6
|-
| 5. || 6 September 2008 || [[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] || {{fb|NOR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 9. || rowspan=2| 29 May 2010 || rowspan=4| Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland || rowspan=2| {{fb|AND}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 10. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 11. || 3 September 2010 || {{fb|NOR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–2 || rowspan=2| [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]
|-
| 12. || 12 October 2010 || {{fb|POR}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–3
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''Queens Park Rangers'''
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2010–11 Football League Championship|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Glenda |editor1-last=Rollin |editor2-first=Jack |editor2-last=Rollin |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012 |year=2011 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-6231-8 |pages=38, 314–315}}</ref>

'''Cardiff City'''
*Football League Championship: [[2012–13 Football League Championship|2012–13]]<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014 |year=2013 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-6413-8 |pages=110–111}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Soccerbase}}
*[http://www.bsad.org/gone/helguson.html Blind, Stupid and Desperate article]
*{{NFT player}}

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[[Category:Footballers from Akureyri|Heidar Helguson]]
[[Category:Icelandic men's footballers|Heidar Helguson]]
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