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 Reykjavík, Iceland[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
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 56 (4)
National team‡
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 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:35, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

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 two and a half 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 departed on loan in May 2019.[14] After returning to Griffin Park and playing with the B team in Denmark in early August,[15] he departed the club.[12]

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.[16] He made 15 appearances and scored two goals during his spell.[17]

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.[18] After making 17 appearances during the truncated 2019–20 season, he made 27 appearances and scored four goals during the team's Regionalliga West championship-winning 2020–21 season.[19][20] Either side of 2+1⁄2 months out with a shin injury,[21][22] Kolbeinn made 9 appearances during the first half of the 2021–22 3. Liga season.[19] A meniscus injury saw him miss two months of the second half of the season.[23] Entering the final months of his contract, Kolbeinn signed a one-year extension in March 2022.[23]

International career

Kolbeinn was capped by Iceland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level and has been capped at senior level.[24] He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[24][25] Kolbeinn was included in the squad for the 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship finals and prior to the team's group stage exit,[26] he made three appearances.[24]

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.[24][27]

Personal life

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

Honours

Brentford B

Borussia Dortmund II

Iceland U16

Individual

  • Saint-Joseph International Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2017[29][30]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 March 2022
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[6] Úrvalsdeild 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2015[7] 9 0 2 0 4 0 15 0
Total 9 0 2 0 5 0 16 0
Jong Groningen 2016–17[10] Derde Divisie Saturday 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18[10] 21 0 — — 21 0
Total 22 0 — — 22 0
Brentford 2018–19[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fylkir (loan) 2019[17] Úrvalsdeild 13 2 2 0 — 15 2
Total 22 2 4 0 5 0 31 2
Borussia Dortmund II 2019–20[19] Regionalliga West 17 0 — — 17 0
2020–21[19] 27 4 — — 27 4
2021–22[19] 3. Liga 12 0 — — 12 0
Total 56 4 — — 56 4
Career total 100 6 4 0 5 0 109 6

International
As of match played 8 June 2021[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2019 2 0
Total 2 0

References
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  25. "Match Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  26. "Under-21 EURO: all the confirmed group stage squads". UEFA.com. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  28. "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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