| Samuel Thorsteinsson | |
| Fullname: | Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Bíldudalur, Iceland |
| Death Place: | Slagelse, Denmark |
| Position: | Outside forward |
| Years1: | 1910 |
| Clubs1: | Naples FC |
| Years2: | 191?–1912 |
| Years3: | 1912–1913 |
| Clubs3: | Naples FC |
| Years4: | 191?–192? |
| Clubs4: | Akademisk Boldklub |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark |
| Nationalyears1: | 1918–1919 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Samúel Pétursson Thorsteinsson (1 January 1893 - 25 November 1956) was an Icelandic footballer[1] [2] and a physician.[3] He played in seven matches for the Denmark national team in 1918 and 1919.[4]
Playing the right outside forward position,[5] he won the Danish football Championship in 1919 and 1921 as part of Akademisk Boldklub. He also played briefly for the Italian Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club, becoming the first Nordic footballer to compete in Italy.
Thorsteinsson was born in Bíldudalur, Iceland, to Icelandic entrepreneur Pétur J. Thorsteinsson and Ásthildur Guðmundsdóttir.[3] He was a younger brother of Icelandic artist Muggur[6] and older brother of footballers Gunnar Thorsteinsson and Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson.[7]
