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Albert Guðmundsson (born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for AZ Alkmaar. He initially moved to the Netherlands joining SC Heerenveen in 2013. For the 2015–16 season, he signed for PSV and made his debut for Jong PSV in 2015.
International career
He played at China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals.
In May 2018 he was named in the Iceland national team’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Personal life
Albert is from a family of footballers. His father is former international striker and TV commentator Guðmundur Benediktsson. Albert's mother is former international Kristbjörg Ingadóttir, daughter of former international striker Ingi Björn Albertsson, who held the record for most goals in the Icelandic top division from 1987 until 2012.
The father of Ingi, and thus Albert's great-grandfather, was former Milan and Arsenal striker and later Minister of Finance Albert Guðmundsson, Iceland's first professional footballer. All four generations have scored for the Icelandic national team.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 11 October 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 27 | 6 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 January 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 4–1 | Unofficial friendly |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 4–1 | |||||
| 4 | 8 June 2021 | Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 3–0 |