Kolbeinn Finnsson

Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional football midfielder who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund. He is a product of the Fylkir academy and has been capped by Iceland.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kolbeinn.

Kolbeinn Finnsson
Personal information
Full name Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund II
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Fylkir 9 (0)
2016–2018 Jong Groningen 22 (0)
2018–2019 Brentford 0 (0)
2019 → Fylkir (loan) 13 (2)
2019– Borussia Dortmund II 17 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Iceland U16 3 (1)
2014–2016 Iceland U17 16 (1)
2016–2017 Iceland U19 7 (1)
2018– Iceland U21 12 (0)
2019– Iceland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:39, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Fylkir

A midfielder, Kolbeinn began his career in his native Iceland in the Fylkir academy.[3] 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 Deildabikar victory over Þróttur on 11 April 2014.[4][5] 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,[6] when he made a late substitute appearance in a 1–1 draw with Fjölnir.[4] Kolbeinn made 15 appearances during the 2015 season and departed the Fylkisvöllur in January 2016.[6][7]

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.[7][8] The transfer made him the youngest player to sign a contract with the club.[8] He began his time with the club in the U17 and U19 teams,[3][8] before progressing into the U23 team, for whom he made 24 Derde Divisie appearances during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[3][9] Kolbeinn was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.[3]

Brentford

On 11 June 2018 it was announced that Kolbeinn had moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford.[3] He signed a two-year contract, with the option for a further year, effective 1 July 2018.[3] 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.[10] On 17 February 2019, he won his maiden first team call up for an FA Cup fifth round match versus Swansea City and remained an unused substitute during the 4–1 defeat.[11] Kolbeinn finished the B team season with 43 appearances and 9 goals and departed on loan in May 2019.[12] After returning to Griffin Park and playing with the B team in Denmark in early August,[13] he departed the club.[10]

Return to Fylkir (loan)

On 3 May 2019, Kolbeinn 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.[16]

Borussia Dortmund

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] He finished a shortened 2019–20 season with 17 appearances and as of May 2020,[18] he was training with former club Fylkir.[19]

International career

Kolbeinn has been capped by Iceland at U16, U17 and U19 level and is a current U21 and senior international.[20] He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[20][21] Kolbeinn received his maiden call into the senior squad in January 2019 and made his debut as a substitute for Guðmundur Þórarinsson after 78 minutes of a 2–2 friendly draw versus Sweden.[20][22]

Personal life

Kolbeinn is the son of retired international footballer Finnur Kolbeinsson.[4]

Honours

Brentford B

Iceland U16

Individual

  • Saint-Joseph International Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2017[24][25]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fylkir 2014[5] Úrvalsdeild 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2015[6] 9 0 2 0 4 0 15 0
Total 9 0 2 0 5 0 16 0
Jong Groningen 2016–17[9] Derde Divisie Saturday 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18[9] 21 0 — — 21 0
Total 22 0 — — 22 0
Brentford 2018–19[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fylkir (loan) 2019[16] Úrvalsdeild 13 2 2 0 — 15 2
Fylkir total 22 2 4 0 5 0 31 2
Borussia Dortmund II 2019–20[18] Regionalliga West 17 0 — — 17 0
Career total 61 2 4 0 5 0 70 2

References
  1. "The Football Association – List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018". p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson". www.bvb.de (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Kolbeinn Finnsson joins on two-year contract". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur. "Kolbeinn bætti metið um tíu daga | Yngsti leikmaður Fylkis frá upphafi – Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "Kolbeinn Finnsson :: Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson ::". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. "Kolbeinn Finnsson :: Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson ::". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. "FC Groningen contracteert IJslandse jeugdinternational Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson". www.fcgonline.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán. "Sextán ára Fylkismaður á vit ævintýranna í Hollandi – Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. "Kolbeinn Finnsson » Club matches » Derde Divisie Zaterdag". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. "Kolbeinn Finnsson signs for Borussia Dortmund". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  11. "Kolbeinn Finnsson Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. "Kolbeinn Finnsson joins Fylkir on loan until July". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  13. "FC Midtjylland Res vs Brentford on 11 Aug 19 – Match Centre – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  14. "Kolbeinn Finnsson joins Fylkir on loan until July". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  15. "Kolbeinn Finnsson extends Fylkir stay". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. "Kolbeinn Finnsson :: Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson :: Brentford". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  17. KGaA, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. "U23 verpflichtet Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson". www.bvb.de (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  18. "Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson – Spieler – FuPa". Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  19. "„Höfum auðvitað áhuga á að fá Kolbein og Orra lánaða"". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  20. "Leikmaður – Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  21. "Match Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  22. "Kolbeinn Finnsson called up to Iceland National Team". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  23. "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  24. Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim. "Next Generation 2016: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  25. "Total Football on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  26. "Games played by Kolbeinn Finnsson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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