Two days before the start of the 2. Bundesliga season, FC St. Pauli signed Icelandic international Gisli Thordarson from Lech Posen. The 21-year-old midfielder comes from the Polish champion Lech Posen. The two clubs agreed on a loan with a purchase option, which the club announced before the first match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Sunday (13:30 Uhr/Sky). The 1.91 meter tall Thordarson is intended for the central and defensive midfield. He was trained in Breidablik and at FC Bologna. With Vikingur Reykjavik, he became Icelandic champion and twice cup winner. «Gisli has already accumulated some experience in young years, also internationally. He is a physically robust midfielder who recognizes spaces cleverly and acts structured both with and against the ball», said Sport Director Andreas Bornemann. «We also see further development potential in him.» FC St. Pauli starts the new season in the 2. Bundesliga. The team finished 18th in the last season in the Bundesliga and collected 26 points. In the new season, the St. Paulers have already scored 29 goals and have not been able to avoid 60 cards. The title holder Bayern Munich is 63 points ahead of them. The last results of the St. Paulers were not very successful. They lost their last five games and have a LLL-LL-LL-LL-LL-reihe in the table. Their last game ended with a defeat against VfL Wolfsburg with 1:3.