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Jon Dadi Bodvarsson on Bolton debut, Icelandic Wanderers heritage and taking on Sunderland
28.01.2022 - 11:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is the latest Icelandic player to call Bolton Wanderers home and signing for his new club has brought home childhood memories of following his countrymen when they played for the Whites.
Bodvarsson has joined Wanderers after leaving Millwall and put pen to paper on an 18-month deal at the University of Bolton Stadium.
Bodvarsson is the latest name in a long list of Icelandic players to have played for Wanderers, including Gudni Bergsson, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Gretar Steinsson.
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The striker has spoken on his move to Bolton and why so many Icelandic players make the move to England and play their football across the Premier League and the EFL.
And he revealed conversations with Steinsson and Bergsson before and after joining Wanderers have helped convince Bodvarsson that Bolton is the right club for him.
He said: “As a kid when I was watching the Premier League in Iceland I saw Gudni Bergsson there, and I always stayed in touch with Bolton.
“For me, when I heard Bolton were interested I was like a kid.
“Icelandic people are very proud to see some of their own, especially in England if they are playing there.
“I remember all of them, Gudjohnsen, for example, he was the main one to watch for me as a kid. He was my idol, so to follow in their footsteps is a dream come true. Hopefully I can do something as well as them.
"This league is very physical and hard-working. I think it’s something we have always grown up with in Iceland. Conditions are quite tough.
"I remember when I was a kid, I was training on gravel pitches. Maybe it’s the mentality or something in us – never giving up, working
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