Born on 25th of August 1999, Kolbeinn Finnsson is an Icelandic-born footballer currently dispensing his services to FC Utrecht as a left-back defender. This 26-year-old stands at 5ft 11in (1.81m) and carries a weight of 12st 1lb (77kg). Donning the number 5 jersey, Finnsson, beside his club duties, also represents his national side at U21 level.
Finnsson's value in the market is around £430k, a figure validated according to Transfermarkt.
The Dutch Eredivisie side eventually became his footballing home after a series of transfers from 2018 onwards. Starting out at FC Groningen in the Netherlands, he moved to Brentford in the English Premier League in July 2018 for an undisclosed fee.
At Brentford, his stay was punctuated by a loan spell at Fylkir in the 1. deild karla in his home country, Iceland, in May 2019. Finnsson subsequently left Brentford for Borussia Dortmund II in Germany's Regionalliga West in August 2019, again for an undisclosed fee.
His time in Germany saw a steady presence in the first team during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons, making 18 and 13 appearances respectively. In July 2020, Finnsson transferred from Borussia Dortmund II to Borussia Dortmund II in the Regionalliga West, on undisclosed terms, making a total of 18 and 13 appearances in subsequent seasons.
January 2023 saw Finnsson transfer to Lyngby in Denmark's 1. division. For the 2022-2023 season, Finnsson found the net once amid 15 appearances. He followed this up with two goals in the 2023-24 season and 5 league appearances in the 2024-25 season.
In August 2024, a fee in the region of £430k saw Finnsson make his way to his current club, FC Utrecht. Finnsson concluded the 2024-2025 season with five league appearances and in the ongoing season of 2025-2026, he has yet to make any appearances. Additionally, he was seen playing in the Europa League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026 and the KNVB Beker 2025 - 2026 for FC Utrecht, both as a substitute.
