Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson

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

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 Deildabikar victory over Þróttur 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 Úrvalsdeild match, when he made a late substitute appearance in a 1–1 draw with Fjölnir. Kolbeinn made 15 appearances during the 2015 season and departed the Fylkisvöllur 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 11 June 2018 it was announced that Kolbeinn had moved to England to join 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 maiden 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 with 43 appearances and 9 goals and departed on loan in May 2019. After returning to Griffin Park and playing with the B team in Denmark in early August, he departed the club.

Return to Fylkir (loan)

On 3 May 2019, Kolbeinn returned to Úrvalsdeild club Fylkir on a two-month loan, which was subsequently extended by a further month. He made 15 appearances and scored two goals during his spell.

Borussia Dortmund

On 20 August 2019, Kolbeinn moved to Germany to transfer to the reserve team at Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Kolbeinn has been capped by Iceland at U16, U17 and U19 level and is a current U21 and senior international. He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Kolbeinn received his maiden call into the senior squad in January 2019 and made his debut as a substitute for Guðmundur Þórarinsson after 78 minutes of a 2–2 friendly draw versus Sweden.

Kolbeinn is the son of retired international footballer Finnur Kolbeinsson.

Brentford B

• Middlesex Senior Cup: 2018–19

Iceland U16

• 2014 Summer Youth Olympics: Bronze

Individual

• Saint-Joseph International Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2017

As of match played 22 November 2019