Brynjólfur Willumsson

Icelandic footballer
Brynjólfur Willumsson
Personal information
Full name Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson[1]
Birth name Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Groningen
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2017 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Breiðablik 41 (7)
2021–2024 Kristiansund 74 (12)
2024– FC 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 Kristiansund BK.

Club career

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]

International career

Brynjólfur made his debut for the senior Iceland national team on 13 January 2024 in a friendly against Guatemala.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
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

International

As of match played 18 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2024 2 1
Total 2 1

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 January 2024 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Honduras 1–0 2–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Brynjólfur Willumsson at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ KSÍ
  4. ^ "KBK signerer Brynjolfur Willumsson" (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ Brynjólfur Willumsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ "Guatemala v Iceland game report". ESPN. 13 January 2024.

External links

  • Brynjólfur Willumsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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