Alfreð Finnbogason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Alfreð.
Alfreð Finnbogason
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989
Place of birth Grindavík, Iceland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Augsburg
(on loan from Real Sociedad)
Number 27
Youth career
1995–1999 Grindavík
1999–2001 Hutchison Vale
2002–2005 Fjölnir
2005–2007 Breiðablik
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– Real Sociedad 23 (2)
2015–2016 → Olympiacos (loan) 7 (2)
2016– → FC Augsburg (loan) 11 (6)
National team‡
2009–2011 Iceland U21 11 (5)
2010– Iceland 31 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2016

Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for FC Augsburg, on loan from Real Sociedad, as a striker.

Finnbogason was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14[1] season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season.[2]

Finnbogason made his debut for the Icelandic national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has made 31 caps to date, scoring seven goals.

Club career

Born in Grindavík, Alfreð played for Grindavík youth teams while also spending two years of his childhood in the Scottish capital Edinburgh while his father studied in the city.[3] Alfreð played for boys' club Hutchison Vale and became a fan of Hibernian. [3]

Breiðablik

Alfreð joined Breiðablik in 2005, featuring in the club's highly successful youth team alongside future internationals and/or expatriates Gylfi Sigurðsson, Aron Jóhannsson, Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, Elfar Freyr Helgason, Guðmundur Kristjánsson, Kristinn Steindórsson and Kristinn Jónsson.[4][5]

He made his senior debut for Breiðablik in 2008. In the 2009 Úrvalsdeild season, he scored 13 goals in 18 league games for Breiðablik. At the end of the campaign, he was voted Young Player of the Year by his fellow players.[6] Breiðablik also won their first title ever, the Icelandic Cup.[7]

After the 2009 season, he had a trial with Tippeligaen side Viking and English Championship side Blackpool.[8]

In 2010, Alfreð was joint league top goalscorer with 14 goals, and voted player of the year by fellow players as Breiðablik won their first league title and participated for the first time in the UEFA Europa League when they played against Scottish side Motherwell.[9][10][11]

Lokeren

On 3 November 2010, Breiðablik confirmed that an offer for Alfreð from Belgian side Lokeren had been accepted.[12] After completing a medical, Alfreð signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 20 November 2010.[13]

Helsingborgs IF (loan)

On 6 March 2012, Alfreð joined Swedish champions Helsingborgs IF on a six-month loan deal, ending on 15 August 2012.[14]

Alfreð scored one goal and made five assists in a 6–1 aggregate win against Polish champions Śląsk Wrocław in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round.[15] At the end of the loan period, Alfreð was Helsingborg's top scorer of 2012 with 12 goals in 17 all competitions matches.[16][17]

Heerenveen.

On 16 August 2012, Alfreð signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen after the club reached an agreement for his transfer from Lokeren.[18] He made a promising start for his new club, scoring two goals in his home debut against top side Ajax in a 2–2 draw and later scoring all four goals away to third division side Kozakken Boys in the KNVB Cup.[19][20] Alfreð ended the season as the third-highest goalscorer of the Eredivisie, scoring 24 of Heereveen's 50 league goals.[21]

Real Sociedad

On 2 July 2014, Alfreð signed for Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad for a €7.5 million transfer fee, rising to €10 million with add-ons.[22][23][24] He made his debut for the club later that month, starting in a 2–0 home win against Aberdeen for the season's UEFA Europa League.[25]

Olympiacos (loan)

Greek champions Olympiacos had previously tried to sign the 26-year-old Icelander, but failed to reach an agreement with his former club, Heerenveen.[26] Despite the rival interest of PAOK, on 26 July 2015[Olympiacos officially announced that they had signed him on loan from Real Sociedad. He scored his first goal in a friendly game against Beşiktaş on August 9, 2015.[27] Alfreð scored his first competitive and the winning goal for Olympiacos against Arsenal on September 29, 2015, in their Champions League Group F clash, earning Olympiacos their first ever win on English soil, in a 3–2 win at Emirates Stadium.

On 5 December 2015, he scored his first goal with a penalty kick in the Superleague in a 4–3 away win against Panthrakikos.[28]

FC Augsburg (loan)

He was loaned to FC Augsburg on 1 February 2016.[29]

International career

Alfreð has 11 caps and five goals for Iceland at under-21 level. His first goal came on 8 September 2009 in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Group 5 qualifier 6–2 win over Northern Ireland under-21s at The Showgrounds, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.[30]

Alfreð won his first cap for the Icelandic national team in 2010, coming on as a substitute in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands.[31][32] Alfreð scored on his full debut for Iceland against Israel in a 3–2 loss at Bloomfield Statium in Tel Aviv.[31][33] As of 27 March 2016, Alfreð has 31 caps and seven goals for the senior team.[31]

International goals

As of 17 November 2015[31]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2010 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 1–3 2–3 Friendly
2 29 February 2012 Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–1 1–2 Friendly
3 7 September 2012 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Norway 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 7 June 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Slovenia 2–1 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 12 November 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 1–3 Friendly
6 13 November 2015 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 2–2 2–4 Friendly
7 17 November 2015 Štadión Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 1–3 Friendly

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 April 2016[34]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iceland League Icelandic Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007Augnablik (loan)3. deild 22------22
2008BreiðablikÚrvalsdeild 411030--81
2009BreiðablikÚrvalsdeild 18134240--2615
2010BreiðablikÚrvalsdeild 21141065203019
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11LokerenBelgian Pro League 153------153
2011–12LokerenBelgian Pro League 7132----103
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
2012Helsingborgs IFAllsvenskan 171210--412213
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13HeerenveenEredivisie 3312424----3528
2013–14HeerenveenEredivisie 322932----3531
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup Europe Total
2014–15Real SociedadLa Liga 23222--20274
Greece League Greek Football Cup — Europe Total
2015–16OlympiacosSuperleague 7130—31132
Germany Bundesliga DFB-Pokal — Europe Total
2015–16FC AugsburgBundesliga 11600—00116
Career Total 1901082012135112234127

1Includes two Europe play-off matches.

Honours

Club

Breiðablik

Individual

Breiðablik
Heerenveen

Other

In 2007, Alfreð spent five months as an exchange student in Sardinia, Italy, playing for Sassari Torres during the stay where he managed to score in a win against the Italy U-17 national team.[37]

On 19 April 2013, Alfreð set a record for the most goals scored in a season by an Icelandic footballer playing in a top division in any country after he scored his 24th goal of the season, and also his last of the season. The previous record-holder had also played in the Netherlands, Pétur Pétursson, who scored 23 goals in 33 matches for Feyenoord in the 1979–80 Eredivisie.[38]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistieken Aanval" (in Dutch). Eredivisie.de. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ronaldo and Suárez share Golden Shoe accolade". Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 Friel, David (7 October 2010). "Icelandic Hibernian fan Alfreð Finnbogason cannot wait to face former homeland". The Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Félag: Breiðablik, Mót: Íslandsmót – 3. flokkur karla A deild" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Félag: Breiðablik, Mót: Íslandsmót – 3. flokkur karla B lið A riðill" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Breiðfjörð, Hafliði (5 October 2009). "Lokahóf KSÍ: Atli Guðnason og Katrín Jónsdóttir best" (in Icelandic). fotbolti,net. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Breiðablik bikarmeistari karla í fyrsta sinn" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Enska liðið Blackpool vill fá að skoða Alfreð" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Dóra María og Alfreð kosin best" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Breiðablik mætir Motherwell" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari 2010" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Alfreð Finnbogason til Lokeren" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  13. ↑ "Alfreð Finnbogason í Lokeren (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  14. ↑ "Isländsk stjärna förstärker HIF" (in Swedish). hd.se. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Hattrick av Sörum – HIF vidare i CL-kvalet" (in Swedish). hif.se. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "Alfreð skoraði tvö í stórsigri" (in Icelandic). 433.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Alfreð samdi við Heerenveen til þriggja ára" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "sc Heerenveen trekt IJslandse spits Finnbogason aan" (in Dutch). sc-heerenveen.nl. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  19. ↑ foxsports.nl
  20. ↑ Kozakken Boys – sc Heerenveen – sc Heerenveen
  21. ↑ "Alfreð tók bronsskóinn í Hollandi" (in Icelandic). 433.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  22. ↑ http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/114658/real-sociedad-announce-capture-of-finnbogason-from-heerenveen/
  23. ↑ Finnbogason naar Real Sociedad (Finnbogason to Real Sociedad); Heerenveen's official website, 2 July 2014 (Dutch)
  24. ↑ Agreement with SC Heerenveen for the transfer of Alfred Finnbogason; Real Sociedad's official website, 2 July 2014
  25. ↑ Real Sociedad 2–0 Aberdeen; UEFA.com, 31 July 2014
  26. ↑ Olympiacos targeting Finnbogason; sdna.com, 24 July 2015
  27. ↑ Olympiacos complete deal for Finnbogason; sdna.com, 26 July 2015
  28. ↑ "Πανθρακικός - Ολυμπιακός 3-4". www.contra.gr. 5 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Finnbogason kommt" [Finnbogason arrives] (in German). FC Augsburg. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  30. ↑ "Northern Ireland 2 – 6 Iceland". UEFA. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  31. 1 2 3 4 "Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  32. ↑ "Leikskýrsla – A karla – VL 2010 – Ísland – Færeyjar 2–0" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  33. ↑ "Leikskýrsla – A karla – VL 2010 – Ísrael – Ísland 3–2" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  34. ↑ Iceland – A. Finnbogason – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway
  35. ↑ "Lokeren kaupir Alfreð Finnbogason" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  36. 1 2 3 "Katrín og Atli valin bestu leikmennirnir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  37. ↑ "Alfreð Finnbogason skoraði á móti U-17 ára liði Ítala" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  38. ↑ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (19 April 2013). "Alfreð bætti met Péturs" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

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