Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Kolbeinn playing against Austria in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Date of birth	(1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Nantes
Youth career
1996–2006	Víkingur
2006–2007	HK
2007–2010	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	HK	5	(1)
2010–2011	AZ	32	(15)
2011–2015	Ajax	80	(31)
2015	Jong Ajax	1	(0)
2015–	Nantes	26	(3)
2016	→ Galatasaray (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2006–2007	Iceland U17	12	(7)
2009	Iceland U19	2	(0)
2007–2011	Iceland U21	16	(4)
2010–	Iceland	44	(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:02, 29 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 July 2016

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (born 14 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Nantes, and the Iceland national team.

Before being signed by Ajax for a fee of €4.5 million in the summer of 2011, Kolbeinn came through Víkingur Reykjavik's youth program. He then had a brief spell with HK Kópavogs in his home country and moved on to AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands.

Before making his debut for the Icelandic national team, Kolbeinn played at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. With 22 goals, he is their second top goalscorer of all-time.

Kolbeinn began his career in Iceland with Víkingur, where he came through the academy, before deciding to move over to HK's youth team for a brief spell in March 2006 three days before he turned 16. He made his senior debut in the 2006 season. He would go on to play 5 league matches for the club, scoring one goal. He soon attracted the interest from top European clubs like Real Madrid and Arsenal, having two trials with the London-based club, before finally deciding to move to AZ.

After joining AZ in March 2007, he initially played in various youth teams before finally joining the first team squad in July 2010, after struggling with injuries. He made his professional debut for AZ on 5 August 2010 in a UEFA Europa League qualification match against IFK Göteborg. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 August 2010 in a match against Excelsior. On 29 January 2011 he scored a hattrick in the first half in a match against VVV-Venlo, going on to score 5 goals in the match. As he kept scoring goals in subsequent matches, AZ tried to extend the player's contract, but the player was not interested. After courting interest from Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United, Dutch giants Ajax moved in for the player with a 2 million euros bid. The player soon agreed personal terms with Ajax, but the clubs couldn't agree a fee for several weeks.