Alfreð Finnbogason
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Finnbogason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfreð Finnbogason | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Grindavík | ||
| 1999–2001 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 2002–2005 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2005–2007 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Torres (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Breiðablik | 43 | (28) |
| 2007 | → Augnablik (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Lokeren | 22 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Helsingborg (loan) | 17 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Heerenveen | 65 | (53) |
| 2014–2016 | Real Sociedad | 23 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2016–2022 | FC Augsburg | 101 | (30) |
| 2022–2023 | Lyngby | 17 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Eupen | 29 | (1) |
| Total | 340 | (145) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Iceland U21 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010–2023 | Iceland | 73 | (18) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 | |||
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker.
With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season.
Alfreð made his debut for the Iceland national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 72 caps to date, scoring 18 goals. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Icelander to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup.