# Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1997)

Albert Guðmundsson (Icelandic pronunciation:; born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from Genoa, and the Iceland national team.

## Club career

Albert initially moved to the Netherlands joining Heerenveen in 2013. For the 2015–16 season, he signed for PSV, and made his debut for Jong PSV in 2015. In August 2018, he signed with AZ until 2022.
On 31 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy. On 17 November 2023, Albert extended his contract with Genoa until 2027. In the 2023–24 season, he set a new personal best in Serie A by scoring 14 goals in 35 matches.
On 16 August 2024, he joined Fiorentina on loan from Genoa.

## International career

Albert played at the 2017 China Cup, where Iceland finished as runners-up.
In May 2018, he was named in the national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA 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 footballer Kristbjörg Helga 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 AC 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.
Albert has two children with his partner, model Guðlaug Elísa Jóhannsdóttir.
On 3 July 2024, Albert was charged with sexual assault by the district prosecutor in Iceland. He was later acquitted on 10 October.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong PSV | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Jong PSV | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 18 |
| Jong PSV | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 9 |
| Jong PSV | Total | Total | 63 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 28 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| AZ | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 |
| AZ | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| AZ | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 11 |
| AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 6 |
| AZ | Total | Total | 74 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 98 | 24 |
| Jong AZ | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Genoa | 2022–23 | Serie B | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 14 |
| Genoa | 2023–24 | Serie A | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 16 |
| Genoa | Total | Total | 83 | 26 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 87 | 31 |
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | 250 | 78 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 287 | 92 |
* ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Iceland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2021 | 11 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 37 | 10 |
    Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.
List of international goals scored by Albert Guðmundsson :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 January 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 January 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 January 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 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 | 11 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 21 March 2024 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Israel | 1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 8 | 21 March 2024 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Israel | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 9 | 21 March 2024 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Israel | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 10 | 26 March 2024 | Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours

PSV
* Eredivisie: 2017–18