Kolbeinn Finnsson

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Kolbeinn Finnsson
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Kolbeinn playing for Borussia Dortmund II in 2022
Personal information
Full name Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Fylkir
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Fylkir 9 (0)
2016–2018 Jong Groningen 22 (0)
2018–2019 Brentford 0 (0)
2019 → Fylkir (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2023 Borussia Dortmund II 78 (4)
2023–2024 Lyngby 50 (3)
2024– Utrecht 2 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Iceland U16 3 (1)
2014–2016 Iceland U17 16 (1)
2016–2017 Iceland U19 7 (1)
2018–2021 Iceland U21 18 (0)
2019– Iceland 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Utrecht and the Iceland national team as a defender or midfielder. He has played domestic football in Iceland, the Netherlands, England, Germany and Denmark.

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A product of the Fylkir academy, Kolbeinn began his senior career with the club and transferred to FC Groningen in 2015, with whom he progressed into the reserve team. In 2018, he transferred to Brentford B, from whom he transferred to Borussia Dortmund II in 2019. Kolbeinn's break into top-tier football came with Danish club Lyngby in 2023. Kolbeinn was capped by Iceland at youth level and made his full international debut in 2019.

Club career

Fylkir

A midfielder, Kolbeinn began his career in his native Iceland in the Fylkir academy. [4] His progression was such that he became the club's youngest-ever player when he made his debut at age 14 years and 229 days in a 3–0 group stage League Cup victory over Þróttur on 11 April 2014. [5] [6] Kolbeinn signed a new 2+1⁄2-year contract on 2 May 2015, he became the youngest player in the club's history to start a Úrvalsdeild match, [7] when he made a late substitute appearance in a 1–1 draw with Fjölnir. [5] Kolbeinn made 15 appearances during the 2015 season and departed the Fylkisvöllur in January 2016. [7] [8]

FC Groningen

On 27 October 2015, Kolbeinn moved to the Netherlands to join Eredivisie club FC Groningen on a 2+1⁄2-year contract, effective 1 January 2016. [8] [9] The transfer made him the youngest player to sign a contract with the club. [9] He began his time with the club in the U17 and U19 teams, [4] [9] before progressing into the U23 team, for whom he made 24 Derde Divisie appearances during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. [4] [10] Kolbeinn was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season. [4]

Brentford

On 8 June 2018, [11] Kolbeinn moved to England to transfer to the B team at Championship club Brentford. [4] He signed a two-year contract, with the option for a further year, effective 1 July 2018. [4] After making his international debut for Iceland in January 2019, Kolbeinn became Brentford B's first ever player to win an international cap without having yet made a first-team appearance for the club. [12] On 17 February 2019, he won his only first team call up for an FA Cup fifth round match versus Swansea City and remained an unused substitute during the 4–1 defeat. [13] Kolbeinn finished the B team season with 43 appearances and 9 goals and then returned to Úrvalsdeild club Fylkir on a two-month loan, [14] which was subsequently extended by a further month. [15] He made 15 appearances and scored two goals during his spell. [13] After returning to Griffin Park and playing with the B team in Denmark in early August, [16] he departed the club. [12]

Borussia Dortmund II

On 20 August 2019, Kolbeinn moved to Germany to transfer to the reserve team at Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [17] After making 18 appearances during the truncated 2019–20 season, he made 28 appearances and scored four goals during the team's Regionalliga West championship-winning 2020–21 season. [13] [18] During an injury-affected 2021–22 3. Liga season, [19] Kolbeinn made 19 appearances without scoring. [13] Entering the final months of his contract, Kolbeinn signed a one-year extension in March 2022. [20] Over the course of his time with the club, Kolbeinn was developed into a left-sided utility player. [19] [21] Following 78 appearances and four goals, Kolbeinn departed the club in January 2023. [21]

Lyngby

On 25 January 2023, Kolbeinn transferred to Danish Superliga club Lyngby and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract. [22] He made 48 appearances and scored three goals over the course of the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, [13] in both of which the club narrowly avoided relegation. [23] [24] After five early 2024–25 season appearances, [13] Kolbeinn transferred out of the club. [25]

Utrecht

On 21 August 2024, Kolbeinn transferred to Eredivisie club Utrecht and signed a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, [26] for an undisclosed fee. [25]

International career

At youth international level, Kolbeinn was capped by the Iceland U16, U17, U19 and U21 teams. [27] He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [27] [28] Kolbeinn was a member of Iceland's 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship finals squad and he made three appearances prior to the team's group stage exit. [27] [29]

Kolbeinn received his maiden call into the senior squad for a pair of friendly matches in Qatar in January 2019. [30] He appeared in both, [27] but was not called into the squad again until a pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers in September 2023. [31] Kolbeinn appeared in both matches, which marked his competitive debut for the senior team. [27]

Personal life

Kolbeinn is the son of retired international footballer Finnur Kolbeinsson. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fylkir 2014 [6] Úrvalsdeild 00001010
2015 [7] Úrvalsdeild902040150
Total902050160
Jong Groningen 2016–17 [10] Derde Divisie Saturday10——10
2017–18 [10] Derde Divisie Saturday210——210
Total220——220
Brentford 2018–19 [32] Championship 00000000
Fylkir (loan) 2019 [13] Úrvalsdeild13220—152
Total2224050312
Borussia Dortmund II 2019–20 [13] Regionalliga West 180——180
2020–21 [13] Regionalliga West284——284
2021–22 [13] 3. Liga 190——190
2022–23 [13] 3. Liga130——130
Total784——784
Lyngby 2022–23 [13] Danish Superliga 151——151
2023–24 [13] Danish Superliga30230—332
2024–25 [13] Danish Superliga50——50
Total50330—533
Utrecht 2024–25 [13] Eredivisie 2000—20
Career total174970501869

International

As of match played 11 October 2024 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201920
202350
202470
Total140

Honours

Brentford B

Borussia Dortmund II

Iceland U16

Individual

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