Inside Gylfi Sigurdsson's life now: New job, wife of seven years and net worth

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Gylfi Sigurdsson is winding down his football career back in his homeland on a fraction of what he was earning in his Premier League days. The former Everton midfielder, now 36, joined the Toffees from Swansea City for a club-record fee of £45million in 2017.

Sigurdsson was a first-team regular for his first four years at Goodison, only to be left out of Everton's final Premier League squad in September 2021. That was the beginning of the end of the former Tottenham middleman's time on Merseyside as he left the club the following summer upon the expiry of his contract.

A spell in the wilderness followed before he joined Danish side Lyngby Boldklub in June 2023, having held talks with DC United, then managed by Wayne Rooney . However, he left Lyngby after just six months.

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He returned to his homeland, first with Valur before joining another Reykjavik side, Vikingur, in February 2025. He played in the qualifying rounds of the Europa Conference League at the start of this season before going out to Brondby.

The Besta deild karla, the Icelandic top-flight, has just got underway, with Sigurdsson scoring Vikingur's goal in their 1-1 draw with Breidablik.

Sigurdsson remains a key player for his country, playing in the recent friendlies against Mexico (a 4-0 loss) and Haiti (a 1-1 draw). He had spent three years out of the international set-up before being recalled for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

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According to Salary Sport, Sigurdsson boasts a net worth of approaching £25m, which he owes to his years in the Premier League. During his time at Everton, he was earning a reputed £120,000 per week, more than £6m a year.

In contrast, he is now believed to be earning just £2,200 a week (£114,000 a year) at Vikingur, which is comparable to a player in the fourth or fifth tiers of English football.

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Sigurdsson is married to Alexandra Iversdottir, a model and former Miss Iceland. After that honour, she went on to represent her country at Miss World, where she finished in the top 15.

Like her husband, Iversdottir has a sporting side, having won Miss World Sports, a decathlon event in which Miss World entrants compete against each other in various fitness tests and activities.

The couple have been married for almost seven years, having tied the knot in Lake Como, Italy, in June 2019. They met back in 2010, while Sigurdsson was playing for Reading. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Melros Mia Gylfadottir, into the world in May 2021.

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