Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Kolbeinn.
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

Sigþórsson playing against Austria in 2014
Personal information
Full nameKolbeinn Sigþórsson
Date of birth14 March 1990
Place of birthReykjavík, Iceland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number9
Youth career
1996–2006Víkingur
2006–2007HK
2007–2010AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006HK5(1)
2010–2011AZ32(15)
2011–Ajax77(30)
National team‡
2006–2007Iceland U1712(7)
2009Iceland U192(0)
2007–2011Iceland U2116(4)
2010–Iceland28(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2015

Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (born 14 March 1990[1]) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Icelandic national team. Before being signed by Ajax for a fee of €4.5 million in the summer of 2011, Kolbeinn came through Víkingur'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 U17, U19 and U21 levels.

Club career

Víkingur

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.[2][3] 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.[2][4]

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.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 August 2010 in a match against Excelsior.[6] 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.[7][8] 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.[9] The player soon agreed personal terms with Ajax, but the clubs couldn't agree a fee for several weeks.

Ajax

On 4 July 2011 it was announced that the clubs had agreed a fee of €4.5 million and the player signed a contract with the AFC Ajax.[10] In an interview, Kolbeinn stated that it was a dream come true to work with Dennis Bergkamp and Frank de Boer.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a pre-season friendly against Brøndby IF, scoring with a header in the 38th minute.[12] On 30 July 2011 he made his first appearance in a competitive match for Ajax, as the team lost the Johan Cruijff Shield 1–2 to Twente.[13] On 14 August 2011, Kolbeinn scored his first league goal for Ajax in a 5–1 victory over Heerenveen at the Amsterdam Arena.[14] He scored another goal against VVV Venlo the following week, and two more goals against Vitesse, taking his tally to 4 goals in 4 league matches.[15][16] In October 2011, Kolbeinn fractured his ankle and was ruled out for the rest of the season. However, on 12 March 2012, he trained for the first time in about 5 months without complications. He made his return to the Ajax side on 1 April 2012, coming of the bench to score the last goal in a 6–0 win over Heracles Almelo.

International career

After representing Iceland on various youth levels, Kolbeinn made his debut for the Icelandic national team in a friendly against the Faroe Islands on 21 March 2010 scoring the second goal in the '37 minute of the 2–0 home win. His first appearance in a competitive match for Iceland came on 7 September 2010 in a Euro 2012 qualification match against Denmark losing to the opposition in a 1–0 away match. His first goal in a competitive match came on 6 September 2011 in a Euro 2012 qualification match against Cyprus, finding the back of the net at the '5 minute mark, scoring the only goal in the 1–0 home win. On 27 May he scored the second goal giving Iceland a 0-2 advantage over France but Iceland then lost the game 3-2. Kolbeinn captained the side on 6 February 2013 in a friendly against Russia, held in Marbella, Spain, where Iceland lost with 2 goals to 0.[17] After the match national coach Lars Lagerbäck said Kolbeinn would likely be named as vice-captain to Aron Einar Gunnarsson.[18] That held true when Kolbeinn captained the side after Aron was carried off injured in a World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia in June 2013.[19]

Career statistics


Club performance

As of 11 April 2015[20]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iceland League Icelandic Cup Europe1 Other Total
2006HK1. deild karla5100000051
Netherlands League KNVB Beker Europe Other2 Total
2010–11AZEredivisie32152093004318
2011–12Ajax147002010177
2012–13157222010209
2013–1430104170114212
2014–15186004000226
Totals Iceland 5100000051
Netherlands 10945832433114053
Career totals 11446832433114554
Statistics accurate as of match played on 11 April 2015.

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

International

As of 18 October 2014[21]
Iceland national team
YearAppsGoals
201053
201131
201234
201395
201463
Total2616

International goals

As of 6 April 2015[22]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2010 Kórinn, Kópavogur, Iceland  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 29 May 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Andorra 4–0 4–0 Friendly
3 17 November 2010 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 3–2 3–2 Friendly
4 6 September 2011 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification
5 27 May 2012 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France  France 0–2 3–2 Friendly
6 30 May 2012 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden 2–1 3–2 Friendly
7 15 August 2012 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8 2–0
9 14 August 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 Friendly
10 6 September 2013 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 4–2 4–4 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
11 10 September 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Albania 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
12 11 October 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
13 15 October 2013 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 0–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
14 30 May 2014 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbrück, Austria  Austria 1–1 1–1 Friendly
15 4 June 2014 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Estonia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16 9 September 2014 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Turkey 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Honours

Club

Ajax

References

  1. ↑ "Kolbeinn Sigthórsson - Goal.com". Goal.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sky Sports Scout – Kolbeinn Sigthorsson". Sky Sports. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Kolbeinn Sigþórsson". KSÍ. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  4. ↑ "Kolbeinn Sigthorsson happy he chose AZ over Arsenal". tribalfootball.com. 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  5. ↑ "IFK Göteborg vs. AZ". Soccerway. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  6. ↑ "AZ vs. Excelsior". Soccerway. 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  7. ↑ "IJslander Sigthórsson schittert tegen armzalig VVV" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011-01-29. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  8. ↑ Berend Scholten (2011-02-02). "Sigthórsson writes his name into AZ folklore". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  9. ↑ "Ajax biedt AZ twee miljoen euro voor Sigthórsson" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  10. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Sigþórsson" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Sigthórsson: 'Droom om met Bergkamp te werken'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  12. ↑ "Ajax steamrolls past Brøndby IF". Ajax.nl. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  13. ↑ "Twente vs. Ajax". Soccerway. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  14. ↑ "Ajax vs. Heerenveen". Soccerway. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  15. ↑ "VVV vs. Ajax". Soccerway. 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  16. ↑ "Ajax vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  17. ↑ "Kolbeinn: Spilið ekki nógu gott" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  18. ↑ "Lars Lagerback: Ágætis líkur á að Kolbeinn verði varafyrirliði" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
  19. ↑ "Slóvenar sóttu þrjú stig í Laugardalinn" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  20. ↑ "K. Sigþórsson - Profile". Soccerway.
  21. ↑ Kolbeinn Sigþórsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ "Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Profile". Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ).

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