Andri Baldursson
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | → NEC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 3 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 | |||
Andri Fannar Baldursson (born 10 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club NEC on loan from the Italian club Bologna.
Club career
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 Baldursson 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 - Baldursson 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]
International career
Andri has featured for the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 Icelandic youth national teams.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Honours
Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2021–22[14]
- The Atlantic Cup: runner-up 2022
References
- ^ "Andri Fannar Baldursson til Bologna". blikar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Andri Fannar Baldursson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 8 September 2020.
- ^ "A. Baldursson".
- ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
- Profile at ksi.is
- Andri Baldursson at Soccerway
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