Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund II as a defender and midfielder. He is a product of the Fylkir academy and has been capped by Iceland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, 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 | 69 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 2 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:35, 24 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 18 appearances during the truncated 2019–20 season, he made 28 appearances and scored four goals during the team's Regionalliga West championship-winning 2020–21 season.[19][20] During an injury-affected 2021–22 3. Liga season,[21] Kolbeinn made 19 appearances without scoring.[19] Entering the final months of his contract, Kolbeinn signed a one-year extension in March 2022.[22] Over the course of his time with the club, Kolbeinn was developed into a defender.[21]
Kolbeinn was capped by Iceland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level and has been capped at senior level.[23] He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[23][24] Kolbeinn was included in the squad for the 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship finals and prior to the team's group stage exit,[25] he made three appearances.[23]
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.[23][26]
Kolbeinn is the son of retired international footballer Finnur Kolbeinsson.[5]
| 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[27] | 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 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22[19] | 3. Liga | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[19] | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 4 | — | — | 69 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 113 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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