Alfreð Finnbogason

Who is this?

Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is currently working as the Sports director of Eliteserien club Rosenborg. 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.

Career

1. 1989
   Born
2. 2007
   Joined Breiðablik UBK
3. 2007
   Joined Augnablik Kópavogur
4. 2009
   Joined Iceland national under-21 football team
5. 2010
   Joined Iceland men's national football team
6. 2011
   Joined K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen
7. 2012
   Joined SC Heerenveen
8. 2012
   Joined Helsingborgs IF
9. 2014
   Joined Real Sociedad
10. 2015
    Joined Olympiacos F.C.
11. 2016
    Joined FC Augsburg
12. 2016
    Joined FC Augsburg
13. 2022
    Joined Lyngby Boldklub
14. 2023
    Joined K.A.S. Eupen
15. 2025
    Joined Augnablik Kópavogur

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Reykjavík
• •Citizenship: Iceland
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football