Alfreð Finnbogason
Icelandic footballer
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for K.A.S. Eupen and the Iceland national team.
.jpg) Finnbogason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfreð Finnbogason[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Grindavík | ||
| 1999–2001 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 2002–2005 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2005–2007 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Torres (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Breiðablik | 43 | (28) |
| 2007 | → Augnablik (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Lokeren | 22 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Helsingborg (loan) | 17 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Heerenveen | 65 | (53) |
| 2014–2016 | Real Sociedad | 23 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2016–2022 | FC Augsburg | 101 | (30) |
| 2022–2023 | Lyngby | 17 | (5) |
| 2023– | Eupen | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Iceland U21 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010– | Iceland | 71 | (18) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 7 October 2022[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Augnablik (loan) | 2007 | 3. deild | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Breiðablik | 2008 | Úrvalsdeild | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 15 | ||
| 2010 | Úrvalsdeild | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | |
| Total | 43 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 35 | ||
| Lokeren | 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Helsingborgs IF | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | |
| Heerenveen | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 33[a] | 24 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 28 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 32 | 29 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 31 | |||
| Total | 65 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 59 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2014–15 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Olympiacos | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 11 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 115 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 39 | ||
| Lyngby | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 299 | 138 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 350 | 159 | ||
- ↑ Includes two Europe play-off matches
International
change- As of 17 October 2023[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 71 | 18 | |
- As of match played 16 October 2023[3][4]
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alfreð goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2010 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | 2 |  Israel |
1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 February 2012 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 7 |  Montenegro |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 September 2012 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 9 |  Norway |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 June 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 15 |  Slovenia |
2–1 | 2–4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 November 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 23 |  Belgium |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 13 November 2015 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 29 |  Poland |
2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 7 | 17 November 2015 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | 30 |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 8 | 6 June 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 34 |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 5 September 2016 | Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 38 |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 6 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 39 |  Finland |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 9 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 40 |  Turkey |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 46 | Norway |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 13 | 7 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 47 |  Ghana |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 14 | 16 June 2018 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia | 48 |  Argentina |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 15 | 15 October 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 52 |  Switzerland |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
| 16 | 17 June 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 66 | Slovakia |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 17 | 11 September 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 69 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 18 | 16 October 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 71 | Liechtenstein |
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
Honours
changeBreiðablik
Olympiacos
Individual
- Icelandic Premier League: Player of the Year: 2010[7]
- Icelandic Premier League: Young Player of the Year: 2009[8]
- Icelandic Premier League Silver Boot: 2010[7]
- Icelandic Premier League Bronze Boot: 2009[8]
- Icelandic Premier League Team of the Year: 2009, 2010[7][8]
- Eredivisie top scorer: 2013–14 (29 goals)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Alfreð Finnbogason at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Finnbogason, Alfreð". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ "Lokeren kaupir Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Breiðablik bikarmeistari karla í fyrsta sinn" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Dóra María og Alfreð kosin best" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Katrín og Atli valin bestu leikmennirnir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Other websites
change- Alfreð Finnbogason at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Alfreð Finnbogason at the Football Association of Iceland at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 July 2011)