Footballer, Born 1997 Albert Guðmundsson
Albert Guðmundsson (Icelandic pronunciation: ; born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club Genoa and the Iceland national team.
.jpg) Albert with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Guðmundsson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 78 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 37 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Albert initially moved to the Netherlands joining 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.
On 17 November 2023, Albert extended his contract with Genoa until 2027.
International career
Albert played at China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals.
In May 2018 he was named in the Iceland national team’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Personal life
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Albert is from a family of footballers. His father is former international striker and TV commentator Guðmundur Benediktsson. Albert's mother is former international footballer 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.
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. All four generations have scored for the Icelandic national team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 18 | — | — | 34 | 18 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 9 | |||
| Total | 63 | 28 | — | — | 63 | 28 | ||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| AZ | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 74 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 98 | 24 | ||
| Jong AZ | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 32 | 15 | ||
| Total | 78 | 25 | 4 | 5 | — | 82 | 30 | |||
| Total | 228 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 259 | 83 | ||
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 37 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 January 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 4–1 | |||||
| 4 | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
| 7 | 21 March 2024 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary |  Israel | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 8 | 3–1 | |||||
| 9 | 4–1 | |||||
| 10 | 26 March 2024 | Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland |  Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References
External links
- Albert Guðmundsson at WorldFootball.net
- Albert Guðmundsson page at official PSV site
- Albert Guðmundsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)