Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð playing for Breiðablik
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Augsburg | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | Grindavík | ||
| 1999–2001 | Hutchison Vale | ||
| 2002–2005 | Fjölnir | ||
| 2005–2007 | Breiðablik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Breiðablik | 43 | (28) |
| 2007 | → Augnablik (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Lokeren | 22 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Helsingborg (loan) | 17 | (12) |
| 2012–2014 | Heerenveen | 65 | (53) |
| 2014–2016 | Real Sociedad | 23 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Augsburg (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2016– | Augsburg | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Iceland U21 | 11 | (5) |
| 2010– | Iceland | 40 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016 |
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Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a striker for German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and the Iceland national team.
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 Icelandic national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 40 caps to date, scoring 11 goals.
Born in Grindavík, Alfreð played for Grindavík youth teams while also spending two years of his childhood in the Scottish capital Edinburgh while his father studied in the city. Alfreð played for boys' club Hutchison Vale and became a fan of Hibernian.
Alfreð joined Breiðablik in 2005, featuring in the club's highly successful youth team alongside future internationals and/or expatriates Gylfi Sigurðsson, Aron Jóhannsson, Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, Elfar Freyr Helgason, Guðmundur Kristjánsson, Kristinn Steindórsson and Kristinn Jónsson.
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