Alfreð Finnbogason

Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Iceland national team.

With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season.

Alfreð made his debut for the Icelandic national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 61 caps to date, scoring 15 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.

Club Career

Born in Grindavik, Alfreð played for Ungmennafelag Grindavikur's youth teams while also spending two years of his childhood in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Alfreð played for boys' club Hutchison Vale, and became a fan of Hibernian, while his father studied in the city.

Breiðablik

Alfreð joined Breiðablik in 2005, featuring in the club's highly successful youth team alongside future internationals and/or expatriates Gylfi Sigurðsson, Aron Johannsson, Johann Berg Guðmundsson, Elfar Freyr Helgason, Guðmundur Kristjansson, Kristinn Steindorsson and Kristinn Jonsson.

He made his senior debut for Breiðablik in 2008. In the 2009 Urvalsdeild season, he scored 13 goals in 18 league games for Breiðablik. At the end of the campaign, he was voted Young Player of the Year by his fellow players. Breiðablik also won their first title ever, the Icelandic Cup.

After the 2009 season, he had a trial with Tippeligaen side Viking and English Championship side Blackpool.

In 2010, Alfreð was joint league top goalscorer with 14 goals, and voted player of the year by fellow players as Breiðablik won their first league title and participated for the first time in the UEFA Europa League when they played against Scottish side Motherwell.

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