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Albert Guðmundsson (born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie B club Genoa.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Albert.
Albert Guðmundsson
Albert with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Albert Guðmundsson[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 KR
2013–2015 Heerenveen
2015–2017 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Jong PSV 63 (28)
2017–2018 PSV 9 (0)
2018–2022 AZ 74 (17)
2019–2020 Jong AZ 4 (1)
2022– Genoa 12 (1)
National team‡
2013 Iceland U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Iceland U17 9 (4)
2014–2015 Iceland U19 11 (4)
2015–2018 Iceland U21 15 (6)
2017– Iceland 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:27, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Club career


Albert initially moved to the Netherlands joining SC Heerenveen in 2013. For the 2015–16 season, he signed for PSV and made his debut for Jong PSV in 2015.

On 31 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy.[3]


International career


Albert played at China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals.[4][5][6]

In May 2018 he was named in the Iceland national team’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]


Personal life


Albert speaking to his girlfriend, following Iceland's exit from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Albert speaking to his girlfriend, following Iceland's exit from the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Albert is from a family of footballers. His father is former international striker and TV commentator Guðmundur Benediktsson.[8][9] Albert's mother is former international Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, daughter of former international striker Ingi Björn Albertsson, who held the record for most goals in the Icelandic top division from 1987 until 2012.[10]

The father of Ingi, and thus Albert's great-grandfather, was former Milan and Arsenal striker and later Minister of Finance Albert Guðmundsson, Iceland's first professional footballer.[11] All four generations have scored for the Icelandic national team.[12]


Career statistics



International


As of match played 13 June 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201710
201893
201910
202070
2021113
202240
Total336
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Albert Guðmundsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 January 2018Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–14–1Friendly
23–1
34–1
48 June 2021Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland Poland1–02–2Friendly
511 October 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Liechtenstein2–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
63–0

References


  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Albert Gudmundsson Stats SOCCER Stats".
  3. "È FATTA PER ALBERT GUDMUNDSSON" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. "Iceland vs. Chile - 15 January 2017 - Soccerway".
  5. "China PR vs. Iceland - 10 January 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. 相镔 (15 January 2017). "Chile beats Iceland to win maiden China Cup". China.org.cn. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. Smith, Jamie (11 May 2018). "Injured Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  8. "LOOK, LISTEN: Iceland announcer loses his freaking mind after winning goal at Euro".
  9. Davis, Callum (22 June 2016). "Icelandic commentator completely loses it as late winner sets up England clash - 'never, ever, ever have I felt as good'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. "Fótbolti.net". Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. "Albert Guðmundsson talar um afa sinn á heimasíðu Heerenveen - Vísir". Visir.is. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. "Skorað meira en langafi, afi og pabbi". RÚV. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. "Albert Guðmundsson". EU-Football.info. 23 June 2018.
  14. "Guðmundsson, Albert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2018.



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[de] Albert Guðmundsson (Fußballspieler, 1997)

Albert Guðmundsson (* 15. Juni 1997 in Reykjavík) ist ein isländischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer steht bei AZ Alkmaar unter Vertrag.
- [en] Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1997)

[es] Albert Guðmundsson (futbolista nacido en 1997)

Albert Guðmundsson (Reikiavik, 15 de junio de 1997) es un futbolista islandés que juega en la demarcación de delantero para el Genoa C. F. C. de la Serie A de Italia.[2]

[fr] Albert Guðmundsson (football, 1997)

Albert Guðmundsson, né le 15 juin 1997 à Reykjavik (Islande), est un footballeur international islandais, qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au sein du Genoa CFC.

[it] Albert Guðmundsson (calciatore 1997)

Albert Guðmundsson (Reykjavík, 15 giugno 1997) è un calciatore islandese, attaccante del Genoa e della nazionale islandese.

[ru] Альберт Гюдмюндссон (футболист, 1997)

Альберт Гюдмюндссон[2] (исл. Albert Guðmundsson; родился 15 июня 1997 года, Исландия) — исландский футболист, нападающий итальянского клуба «Дженоа» и сборной Исландии. Участник чемпионата мира 2018 года.


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