Kjartan Finnbogason

Kjartan Finnbogason
Personal information
Full name Kjartan Henry Finnbogason
Date of birth (1986-07-09) 9 July 1986
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 KR Reykjavik 16 (2)
2005–2008 Celtic 0 (0)
2006 → Queen's Park (loan) 0 (0)
2007 → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 6 (1)
2008–2010 Sandefjord 22 (10)
2009–2010 → Falkirk (loan) 7 (1)
2010–2014 KR Reykjavik 82 (37)
2014–2018 AC Horsens 119 (50)
2018– Ferencváros 6 (0)
National team‡
2011– Iceland 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2018

Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born 9 July 1986 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic international football player who plays as a striker for Ferencvárosi TC.

Club career

Kjartan was signed by Celtic in December 2004.[1] Although signing for the club as a member of their youth academy, he was loaned to Queen's Park in the 2005/06 season to gain first team experience, but he suffered a broken foot and soon returned to Celtic Park. Despite scoring 28 goals in 20 reserve appearances for the Glasgow club, he failed to make a single first team appearance and left after less than two years. It was reported in the Scottish press that Kjartan was unhappy with the way he was treated. Sources claimed he was disenchanted with the lack of first team opportunities given to him by manager Gordon Strachan. Celtic were initially going to offer him a contract, but due to notable disagreements Kjartan handed in a transfer request.

He had several trial offers from English clubs and he made public his intention to play in the Premier League. Kjartan accepted a trial from Bristol City at the start of the 2007-08 season and went on the clubs Latvian tour against Skonto FC and FK Žalgiris Vilnius, but did not impress sufficiently and was released after the tour.[2]

He made a good impression at Falkirk after scoring in the 2–1 defeat of Livingston on 05/08/09 as a trialist attacker in a friendly. In August 2009, Kjartan signed a six-month loan deal at Falkirk, with an option of a permanent deal. He scored on his debut, against Dundee United on 29 August 2009.[3]

He signed for Sandefjord Fotball in January 2010. Kjartan then signed for KR Reykjavik in 2010 making a two-year contract. Playing in shirt number 6 he scored 9 goals in all competitions. During the 2011 season, Kjartan played in shirt number 10. After 18 league games, KR Reykjavik was at the top of the table and Kjartan had scored 12 goals in the league. Kjartan broke a club record for KR Reykjavik scoring his seventh goal against MŠK Žilina in nine UEFA Cup appearances in 2011, making him the highest goal scorer in the clubs UEFA Cup history.

International career

Kjartan scored his first ever international goal against China in a friendly match in China.

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 January 2017Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China China PR1–02–02017 China Cup
2.8 November 2017Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Czech Republic1–11–2Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "O'Neill hails Icelandic signings". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bristol City reject Icelandic ace". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dundee Utd 2 - 1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Finnbogason, Kjartan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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