Brynjólfur Willumsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson[1] | ||
Birth name | Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 August 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Breiðablik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Breiðablik | 41 | (7) |
2021–2024 | Kristiansund | 74 | (12) |
2024– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Iceland U16 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Iceland U18 | 3 | (1) |
2018 | Iceland U19 | 4 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Iceland U21 | 25 | (5) |
2024– | Iceland | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 |
Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson (born Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson; 12 August 2000) is an Icelandic football striker who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen.
Club career
[edit]Coming through the youth ranks of Breiðablik, he played three seasons for the senior team and was a prolific Icelandic youth international.[2][3] Internationally, he was a squad member for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
After being scouted by Kenneth Leren, he was signed by Norwegian side Kristiansund BK in March 2021.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Molde.[5]
On 27 June 2024, Brynjólfur signed with Groningen in the Netherlands for three seasons, with an option for fourth.[6]
International career
[edit]Brynjólfur made his debut for the senior Iceland national team on 13 January 2024 in a friendly against Guatemala.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Breiðablik | 2018 | Besta deild karla | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
2019 | Besta deild karla | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
2020 | Besta deild karla | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
2021 | Besta deild karla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
Total | 41 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12 | ||
Kristiansund | 2021 | Eliteserien | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
2022 | Eliteserien | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
2023 | Eliteserien | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||
2024 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 74 | 12 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 82 | 17 | |||||
Groningen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 115 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 29 |
- ^ Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, KNVB Beker
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 January 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 January 2024 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (4 June 2020). "Brynjólfur um nafnabreytinguna: "Aldrei notað eða verið kallaður Darri"" [Brynjólfur about the name change: "Never used or been called Darri"]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Brynjólfur Willumsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ KSÍ
- ^ "KBK signerer Brynjolfur Willumsson" (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Brynjólfur Willumsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT IJSLANDER WILLUMSSON" [FC GRONINGEN SIGNS ICELANDER WILLUMSSON.] (in Dutch). Groningen. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Guatemala v Iceland game report". ESPN. 13 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Brynjólfur Willumsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Kópavogur
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Breiðablik men's football players
- Kristiansund BK players
- FC Groningen players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Eliteserien players
- Men's association football forwards
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Icelandic football biography stubs