Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born 9 July 1986) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented Iceland at international level.
Kjartan was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was signed by Celtic in December 2004.[1] Although signing for the club as a member of their youth academy, he was loaned to Queen's Park in the 2005–06 season to gain first team experience, but he suffered a broken foot and soon returned to Celtic Park. Despite scoring 28 goals in 20 reserve appearances for the Glasgow club, he failed to make a single first team appearance and left after less than two years. It was reported in the Scottish press that Kjartan was unhappy with the way he was treated.[citation needed] Sources claimed he was disenchanted with the lack of first team opportunities given to him by manager Gordon Strachan.[citation needed] Celtic were initially going to offer him a contract, but due to notable disagreements Kjartan handed in a transfer request.[citation needed]
He had several trial offers from English clubs and he made public his intention to play in the Premier League. Kjartan accepted a trial from Bristol City at the start of the 2007–08 season and went on the clubs Latvian tour against Skonto FC and FK Žalgiris Vilnius, but did not impress sufficiently and was released after the tour.[2]
He made a good impression at Falkirk after scoring in the 2–1 defeat of Livingston on 5 August 2009 as a trialist attacker in a friendly. In August 2009, Kjartan signed a six-month loan deal at Falkirk, with an option of a permanent deal. He scored on his debut, against Dundee United on 29 August 2009.[3]
He signed for Sandefjord Fotball in January 2010. Kjartan then signed for KR Reykjavik in 2010 making a two-year contract. Playing in shirt number 6 he scored 9 goals in all competitions. During the 2011 season, Kjartan played in shirt number 10. After 18 league games, KR Reykjavik was at the top of the table and Kjartan had scored 12 goals in the league. Kjartan broke a club record for KR Reykjavik scoring his seventh goal against MŠK Žilina in nine UEFA Cup appearances in 2011, making him the highest goal scorer in the clubs UEFA Cup history.
After terminating his deal with Vejle, Finnbogason returned to AC Horsens on 6 October 2020, signing a deal until June 2021.[7] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2021 due to personal reasons, with Kjartan expressing an interest in returning to Iceland.[8]
Esbjerg
On 1 February 2021, Kjartan signed a six-month contract with second-tier Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB.[9] Efter two goals in seven league games, Finnbogason's deal was terminated by mutual agreement on 11 May 2021, one day after the club's head coach, Ólafur Kristjánsson, was fired.[10]
International career
Kjartan scored his first ever international goal against China in the 2017 China Cup.
International goals
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[11]
^Kjartan: VB hører til i Superligaen, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 January 2019
^Finnbogason vender hjem til AC Horsens, achorsens.dk, 6 October 2020
^Dalgård, Jonas (1 February 2021). "Kjartan skulle hjem til Island: Sådan er gamet". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^Dalgård, Jonas (1 February 2021). "Esbjerg henter fritstillet Kjartan Finnbogason". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^Finnbogason stopper i EfB nu, efb.dk, 11 May 2021
^"Finnbogason, Kjartan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
Kjartan Finnbogason at National-Football-Teams.com
Kjartan Finnbogason at Soccerway
January 19, 2023
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This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Kjartan Kjartan Henry Finnbogason born 9 July 1986 is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker He has represented Iceland at international level Kjartan FinnbogasonPersonal informationFull nameKjartan Henry FinnbogasonDate of birth 1986 07 09 9 July 1986 age 36 Place of birthReykjavik IcelandHeight1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Position s StrikerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2003 2004KR Reykjavik16 2 2005 2008Celtic0 0 2006 Queen s Park loan 0 0 2007 Atvidabergs FF loan 6 1 2008 2010Sandefjord22 10 2009 2010 Falkirk loan 7 1 2010 2014KR Reykjavik115 53 2014 2018AC Horsens119 50 2018 2019Ferencvaros14 6 2019 2020Vejle BK42 21 2020 2021AC Horsens7 2 2021Esbjerg fB7 2 International career 2011 Iceland13 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 18 24 13 May 2021 UTC National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2020 Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Ferencvaros 1 2 Vejle 1 3 Return to Horsens 1 4 Esbjerg 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 References 4 External linksClub career EditKjartan was born in Reykjavik Iceland He was signed by Celtic in December 2004 1 Although signing for the club as a member of their youth academy he was loaned to Queen s Park in the 2005 06 season to gain first team experience but he suffered a broken foot and soon returned to Celtic Park Despite scoring 28 goals in 20 reserve appearances for the Glasgow club he failed to make a single first team appearance and left after less than two years It was reported in the Scottish press that Kjartan was unhappy with the way he was treated citation needed Sources claimed he was disenchanted with the lack of first team opportunities given to him by manager Gordon Strachan citation needed Celtic were initially going to offer him a contract but due to notable disagreements Kjartan handed in a transfer request citation needed He had several trial offers from English clubs and he made public his intention to play in the Premier League Kjartan accepted a trial from Bristol City at the start of the 2007 08 season and went on the clubs Latvian tour against Skonto FC and FK Zalgiris Vilnius but did not impress sufficiently and was released after the tour 2 He made a good impression at Falkirk after scoring in the 2 1 defeat of Livingston on 5 August 2009 as a trialist attacker in a friendly In August 2009 Kjartan signed a six month loan deal at Falkirk with an option of a permanent deal He scored on his debut against Dundee United on 29 August 2009 3 He signed for Sandefjord Fotball in January 2010 Kjartan then signed for KR Reykjavik in 2010 making a two year contract Playing in shirt number 6 he scored 9 goals in all competitions During the 2011 season Kjartan played in shirt number 10 After 18 league games KR Reykjavik was at the top of the table and Kjartan had scored 12 goals in the league Kjartan broke a club record for KR Reykjavik scoring his seventh goal against MSK Zilina in nine UEFA Cup appearances in 2011 making him the highest goal scorer in the clubs UEFA Cup history Ferencvaros Edit He scored a hat trick in the second round proper of the 2018 19 Magyar Kupa season against Sarvari FC 4 5 He was the top scorer of the 2018 19 Magyar Kupa season Vejle Edit On 20 January 2019 Kjartan signed for Vejle Boldklub 6 Return to Horsens Edit After terminating his deal with Vejle Finnbogason returned to AC Horsens on 6 October 2020 signing a deal until June 2021 7 His contract was terminated by mutual consent in January 2021 due to personal reasons with Kjartan expressing an interest in returning to Iceland 8 Esbjerg Edit On 1 February 2021 Kjartan signed a six month contract with second tier Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB 9 Efter two goals in seven league games Finnbogason s deal was terminated by mutual agreement on 11 May 2021 one day after the club s head coach olafur Kristjansson was fired 10 International career EditKjartan scored his first ever international goal against China in the 2017 China Cup International goals Edit Scores and results list Iceland s goal tally first 11 Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 10 January 2017 Guangxi Sports Center Nanning China China 1 0 2 0 2017 China Cup2 8 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Doha Qatar Czech Republic 1 1 1 2 Friendly3 19 January 2020 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson United States El Salvador 1 0 1 0References Edit O Neill hails Icelandic signings BBC Sport BBC 23 December 2004 Retrieved 11 December 2011 Bristol City reject Icelandic ace BBC Sport BBC 21 July 2007 Retrieved 11 December 2011 Dundee Utd 2 1 Falkirk BBC Sport BBC 29 August 2009 Retrieved 1 April 2010 Sarvari vs Ferencvaros 31 October 2018 Soccerway Magyar Kupa Sarvar Ferencvaros NSO Kjartan VB horer til i Superligaen vejle boldklub dk 20 January 2019 Finnbogason vender hjem til AC Horsens achorsens dk 6 October 2020 Dalgard Jonas 1 February 2021 Kjartan skulle hjem til Island Sadan er gamet bold dk in Danish Retrieved 1 February 2021 Dalgard Jonas 1 February 2021 Esbjerg henter fritstillet Kjartan Finnbogason bold dk in Danish Retrieved 1 February 2021 Finnbogason stopper i EfB nu efb dk 11 May 2021 Finnbogason Kjartan National Football Teams Retrieved 9 November 2017 External links EditKjartan Finnbogason at National Football Teams com Kjartan Finnbogason at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kjartan Finnbogason amp oldid 1110832215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
