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Jóhann played his first [[Iceland national under-21 football team|U21]] game for [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in 2008 and in August 2008, Jóhann won his first cap for Iceland in a friendly match against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]], where he set up a goal. On 6 September 2013 Jóhann scored a hat-trick, the first person to do so for Iceland in 13 years, in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup qualifying]] match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], equalizing with the last goal of the match, a left-footed, curling shot from the edge of the 18-yard box in the 91st minute, with the match finishing 4–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2013/09/06/johann_bjargadi_stigi_med_thrennu/ |title=Jóhann Berg bjargaði stigi með glæsilegri þrennu |website=Mbl.is |date= |accessdate=2016-07-19}}</ref>
Jóhann played his first [[Iceland national under-21 football team|U21]] game for [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in 2008 and in August 2008, Jóhann won his first cap for Iceland in a friendly match against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]], where he set up a goal. On 6 September 2013 Jóhann scored a hat-trick, the first person to do so for Iceland in 13 years, in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup qualifying]] match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], equalizing with the last goal of the match, a left-footed, curling shot from the edge of the 18-yard box in the 91st minute, with the match finishing 4–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2013/09/06/johann_bjargadi_stigi_med_thrennu/ |title=Jóhann Berg bjargaði stigi með glæsilegri þrennu |website=Mbl.is |date= |accessdate=2016-07-19}}</ref>


He was selected for [[EURO 2016]], starting every game for Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/13334|title=A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016|date=9 May 2016|accessdate=10 May 2016|language=Icelandic|publisher=Knattspyrnusamband Íslands}}</ref>
He was selected for [[UEFA Euro 2016]], starting every game for Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/13334|title=A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016|date=9 May 2016|accessdate=10 May 2016|language=Icelandic|publisher=Knattspyrnusamband Íslands}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 22:34, 14 August 2016

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jóhann.

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Guðmundsson playing for Iceland against Hungary at UEFA Euro 2016
Personal information
Full name Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 25
Youth career
1997–2006 Breiðablik
2006 Chelsea
2006–2007 Fulham
2007–2008 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Breiðablik 22 (6)
2009–2014 AZ Alkmaar 119 (9)
2014–2016 Charlton Athletic 81 (16)
2016– Burnley 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Iceland U19 2 (1)
2008–2011 Iceland U21 14 (6)
2008– Iceland 52 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:54, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2016

Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Burnley in the Premier League and the Iceland national team as a winger.

Club career

Breiðablik

Born in Reykjavík, Jóhann started his career at Breiðablik, but moved to England early in his career when his parent decided to relocate there. He had spells with the youth team at Chelsea and Fulham, while studying at the International School of London. After failing to adapt to life in London, he decided to move back to Iceland in 2008, joining his boyhood club Breiðablik as he admitted missing playing football and attending school with his friends.[3] After returning to Breiðablik he established himself as first team regular in the 2008 Úrvalsdeild.

He was voted best player for the second third of the Icelandic Premier League season in 2008.

On 30 September 2008, Bundesliga side Hamburger SV had an offer accepted for Jóhann,[4] the deal did however not go through. On 28 November 2008, it was reported that Jóhann was on trial at English Championship side Coventry City.[5]

AZ Alkmaar

On 28 January 2009 Breiðablik announced that a transfer fee had been agreed with Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Jóhann subsequently signed a 5-year contract with AZ Alkmaar.[6]

Charlton Athletic

On 11 July 2014, Jóhann signed for Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal. [7] Gudmundsson was voted runner-up in the club's player of the season competition after an impressive first campaign, which saw him net a total of 11 goals in 37 matches. He developed an eye for the spectacular after a host of impressive goals, most notably of which came against Cardiff on Boxing Day. On 22 July 2015, Gudmundsson signed a new four-year deal with the club.[8] He was joint-highest assist-maker in the Championship during the 2015-2016 season.[9]

Burnley

In July 2016, Jóhann joined newly promoted Premier League team Burnley on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10]

International career

Jóhann played his first U21 game for Iceland in 2008 and in August 2008, Jóhann won his first cap for Iceland in a friendly match against Azerbaijan, where he set up a goal. On 6 September 2013 Jóhann scored a hat-trick, the first person to do so for Iceland in 13 years, in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland, equalizing with the last goal of the match, a left-footed, curling shot from the edge of the 18-yard box in the 91st minute, with the match finishing 4–4.[11]

He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016, starting every game for Iceland.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Breiðablik 2008[13] Úrvalsdeild 22 6 3 3 — — 25 9
AZ Alkmaar 2010–11[14] Eredivisie 23 1 2 1 — 9[a] 2 34 4
2011–12[14] Eredivisie 30 3 4 2 — 13[a] 1 47 6
2012–13[14] Eredivisie 31 2 6 4 — 1[a] 0 38 6
2013–14[14] Eredivisie 35 3 4 0 — 13[a] 5 52 8
Total 119 9 16 7 — 36 8 171 24
Charlton Athletic 2014–15[14] Championship 41 10 1 1 2 0 — 44 11
2015–16[14] Championship 40 6 0 0 2 0 — 42 6
Total 81 16 1 1 4 0 — 86 17
Burnley 2016–17[14] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 222 31 20 11 4 0 36 8 282 50
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 3 July 2016.[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2008 1 0
2009 2 0
2010 5 0
2011 6 0
2012 8 1
2013 9 3
2014 3 1
2015 9 0
2016 9 0
Total 52 5

International goals

As of match played 3 July 2016. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Guðmundsson goal.[15]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 14 November 2012 Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra 22  Andorra 1–0 2–0 Friendly [16]
2 6 September 2013 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland 26   Switzerland 1–0 4–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
3 3–4
4 4–4
5 5 March 2014 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 32  Wales 1–1 1–3 Friendly [18]

References

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA EURO 2016 - Johann Gudmundsson". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Fótbolti.net". Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Fótbolti.net". Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Iceland winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson signs two-year deal". Charlton Athletic FC. 11 July 2014.
  8. ^ "NEW DEAL Gudmundsson commits future to Charlton". 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. ^ "English League Championship Statistics - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Johann Berg Gudmundsson & Nick Pope: Burnley sign duo from Charlton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Jóhann Berg bjargaði stigi með glæsilegri þrennu". Mbl.is. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  13. ^ "J. GUDMUNDSON". KSI. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "J. GUDMUNDSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  15. ^ a b Jóhann Berg.html "Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  16. ^ "Leikskýrsla | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Template:Is icon). 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  17. ^ "Leikskýrsla | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Template:Is icon). Retrieved 19 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/opinskyrsla.asp?Leikur=339724 |title=Wales - Ísland 3-1|language=Template:Is icon |website=Ksi.is |date=2012-11-14 |accessdate=2016-07-19}

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