Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Iceland national team.
![]() 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) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| 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– | FC Augsburg | 96 | (30) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Iceland U21 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010– | Iceland | 61 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020 | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 September 2020.[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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 84 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 263 | 137 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 312 | 158 | ||
- Includes two Europe play-off matches
International
- As of 15 November 2020[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 | |
| Total | 61 | 15 | |
- As of match played 25 March 2019. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Alfreð goal.[3][4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2010 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | 2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 29 February 2012 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 3. | 7 September 2012 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 9 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 7 June 2013 | 15 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |||
| 5. | 12 November 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 23 | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 6. | 13 November 2015 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 29 | 2–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 7. | 17 November 2015 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | 30 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| 8. | 6 June 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 34 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 9. | 5 September 2016 | Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 38 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10. | 6 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 39 | 2–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 11. | 9 October 2016 | 40 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 12. | 2 June 2018 | 46 | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly | ||
| 13. | 7 June 2018 | 47 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 14. | 16 June 2018 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia | 48 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
| 15. | 15 October 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 52 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Breiðablik
- Úrvalsdeild: 2010[5]
- Icelandic Cup: 2009[6]
Olympiacos
- Super League Greece: 2015–16
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
- "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

- "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.
- "Dóra María og Alfreð kosin best" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- "Katrín og Atli valin bestu leikmennirnir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Other websites
- Alfreð Finnbogason at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Alfreð Finnbogason at the Football Association of Iceland at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 July 2011)
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