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.

Alfreð Finnbogason
Finnbogason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Alfreð Finnbogason[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35)
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
2006–2007Torres (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Breiðablik 43 (28)
2007Augnablik (loan) 2 (2)
2011–2012 Lokeren 22 (4)
2012Helsingborg (loan) 17 (12)
2012–2014 Heerenveen 65 (53)
2014–2016 Real Sociedad 23 (2)
2015–2016Olympiacos (loan) 7 (1)
2016FC 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)
* 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

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As of match played 7 October 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. Includes two Europe play-off matches

International

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As of 17 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Alfreð Finnbogason
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

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Breiðablik

Olympiacos

Individual

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Alfreð Finnbogason at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.  
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. "Finnbogason, Alfreð". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. "Lokeren kaupir Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. "Breiðablik bikarmeistari karla í fyrsta sinn" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. 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. 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

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