Kolbeinn Finnsson

Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund II as a midfielder. 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]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund II
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2015 Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Fylkir 9 (0)
2016–2018 Jong Groningen 22 (0)
2018–2019 Brentford 0 (0)
2019 → Fylkir (loan) 13 (2)
2019– Borussia Dortmund II 31 (2)
National team‡
2013–2014 Iceland U16 3 (1)
2014–2016 Iceland U17 16 (1)
2016–2017 Iceland U19 7 (1)
2018– Iceland U21 15 (0)
2019– Iceland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:11, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:16, 16 November 2020 (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 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.[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 ended the truncated 2019–20 season with 17 appearances.[18]

International career

Kolbeinn has been capped by Iceland at U16, U17 and U19 level and is a current U21 and senior international.[19] He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[19][20] 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.[19][21]

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[23][24]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021
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[25] 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
2020–21[18] 14 2 — — 14 2
Total 31 2 — — 31 2
Career total 75 4 4 0 5 0 84 4

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/06/2018 and 30/06/2018". The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "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. 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. 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. 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. 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. "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. "Leikmaður – Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  20. "Match Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  21. "Kolbeinn Finnsson called up to Iceland National Team". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  22. "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  23. 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.
  24. @totalfl (18 April 2017). "Kolbeinn Finnsson (1999) best player of St. Joseph tournament in France & scored 2. Groningen was in 3rd place. 🇮🇸👊⚽️ #TeamTotalFootball" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. "Games played by Kolbeinn Finnsson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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