Andri Fannar Baldursson (born 10 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club IF Elfsborg on loan from the Italian Serie A club Bologna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andri Fannar Baldursson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2019 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Breiðablik | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bologna | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → NEC (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | → IF Elfsborg (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Iceland U-16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Iceland U-17 | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Iceland U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Iceland U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Iceland U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | Iceland | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Andri started his career with local club Breiðablik in Kópavogur before going on loan to Bologna in January 2019.[1][2] He impressed and was bought by Bologna in August 2019.[3] Andri made his debut in Serie A on 22 February 2020, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Andreas Skov Olsen in a 1–1 draw against Udinese,[4] becoming the fifth Icelander to ever play in Serie A.[5] In 2020 Andri was the youngest Icelandic player to play in the top five leagues in Europe.[6]
On 23 August 2021, Danish Superliga club Copenhagen confirmed that Andri had joined the club on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[7] After a season of limited playing time due to injuries - only eight appearances - he returned to Bologna at the end of the season.[8][9]
On 6 July 2022, Andri joined NEC in the Netherlands on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[10]
On 10 August 2023, Andri moved on a new loan to IF Elfsborg in Sweden.[11]
International career edit
Andri has featured for the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 Icelandic youth national teams.[12]
He made his Iceland senior national team debut on 8 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Belgium. He started the game and was substituted after 54 minutes in a 5–1 away loss.[13]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Breiðablik | 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen (loan) | 2021–22 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| NEC (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours edit
Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2021–22[15]
- The Atlantic Cup: runner-up 2022
References edit
- ^ "Andri Fannar Baldursson til Bologna". blikar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Mercato: tutte le operazioni del settore giovanile". Bolognafc (in Italian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Bologna kaupir Andra Fannar". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Baldursson". Bolognafc (in Italian). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Ánægður Andri fimmti Íslendingurinn í efstu deild Ítalíu". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Andri Fannar sá yngsti frá Íslandi sem spilar í einni af bestu deildunum". 24 February 2020.
- ^ FCK LEJER ANDRI FANNAR BALDURSSON, fck.dk, 23 August 2021
- ^ Forlader FCK efter otte kampe: Ikke som håbet, tipsbladet.dk, 4 June 2022
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Baldursson joins NEC". Bologna. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Välkommen Andri!" [Welcome Andri!] (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Andri Fannar Baldursson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 8 September 2020.
- ^ Andri Baldursson at Soccerway
- ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links edit
- Andri Baldursson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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