Albert Guðmundsson (born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as an

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for club

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Club career

Albert initially moved to the Netherlands joining

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in 2013. For the 2015–16 season, he signed for PSV and made his debut for

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in 2015. On 31 January 2022, he joined

in Italy. On 17 November 2023, Albert extended his contract with Genoa until 2027.

International career

Albert played at China Cup 2017, where

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won silver medals. In May 2018 he was named in the Iceland national team’s 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Personal life

Albert is from a family of footballers. His father is former international striker and TV commentator

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. Albert's mother is former international footballer 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

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and

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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

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal''.

References

External links

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Albert Guðmundsson page at official PSV site
* Living people 1997 births Albert Gudmundsson Men's association football wingers Albert Gudmundsson Albert Gudmundsson 2018 FIFA World Cup players Albert Gudmundsson Albert Gudmundsson PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players Genoa CFC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Serie A players Serie B players Albert Gudmundsson Albert Gudmundsson Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Albert Gudmundsson Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub