Kolbeinn Finnsson

Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund II as a midfielder. He is a product of the Fylkir academy and has been capped by Iceland.

Club Career

Fylkir

A midfielder, Kolbeinn began his career in his native Iceland in the Fylkir academy. 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 Þrottur on 11 April 2014. 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 Urvalsdeild match, when he made a late substitute appearance in a 1–1 draw with Fjolnir. Kolbeinn made 15 appearances during the 2015 season and departed the Fylkisvollur in January 2016.

FC Groningen

On 27 October 2015, Kolbeinn moved to the Netherlands to join Eredivisie club FC Groningen on a two and a half year contract, effective 1 January 2016. The transfer made him the youngest player to sign a contract with the club. He began his time with the club in the U17 and U19 teams, before progressing into the U23 team, for whom he made 24 Derde Divisie appearances during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. Kolbeinn was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Brentford

On 8 June 2018, Kolbeinn moved to England to transfer to the B team at Championship club Brentford. He signed a two-year contract, with the option for a further year, effective 1 July 2018. 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. 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. Kolbeinn finished the B team season wi