Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Eupen, and the Iceland national team.
With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2013–14 season with 29 goals, a tally topped only by Luis Suárez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jonathan Soriano in Europe's top leagues that season.
Alfreð made his debut for the Iceland national team against the Faroe Islands in 2010. He has earned 69 caps to date, scoring 17 goals. He was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he became the first Icelander to score a goal in the FIFA World Cup.
Alfreð earned 11 caps and scored five goals for Iceland at under-21 level. His first goal came on 8 September 2009 in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Group 5 qualifier 6–2 win against Northern Ireland under-21s at The Showgrounds, Coleraine.
Alfreð won his first cap for the Iceland national team in 2010, coming on as a substitute in a friendly match against the Faroe Islands. Alfreð scored on his full debut for Iceland against Israel in a 3–2 loss at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv. As of 26 June 2018, Alfreð has 50 caps and 14 goals for the senior team.
He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In their first match at the tournament, Alfreð scored the equalising goal as Iceland drew 1–1 with Argentina.
In 2007, Alfreð spent five months as an exchange student in Sardinia, Italy, playing for Sassari Torres during the stay, where he managed to score in a win against the Italy U-17 national team.
On 19 April 2013, Alfreð set a record for the most goals scored in a season by an Icelandic footballer playing in a top division in any country after he scored his 24th goal of the season, and also his last of the season. The previous record-holder had also played in the Netherlands, Pétur Pétursson, who scored 23 goals in 33 matches for Feyenoord in the 1979–80 Eredivisie.
Allsvenskan Hat-Trick 2012-07-02 |
2006-2011 |
2011-2012 |
2012-2014 |
2012 (Loan) |
2014-2016 |
2016-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2025 |