Andri Baldursson

Andri Fannar Baldursson (born 10 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional football midfielder, who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen on loan from Bologna.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Andri.
Andri Baldursson
Personal information
Full name Andri Fannar Baldursson
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
(on loan from Bologna)
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2019 Breiðablik
2019 → Bologna (loan)
2019–2020 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Breiðablik 1 (0)
2020– Bologna 15 (0)
2021– → Copenhagen (loan) 3 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:55, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2022

Andri is the youngest Icelandic player to play in the top 5 leagues in Europe.[1]

Club career

Andri started his career with local club Breiðablik in Kópavogur before going on loan to Bologna in January 2019.[2][3] He impressed and was bought by Bologna in August 2019.[4] 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,[5] becoming the fifth Icelander to ever play in Serie A.[6]

On 23 August 2021, Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen confirmed, that Baldursson had joined the club on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.[7]

International career

Andri has featured for the U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 Icelandic youth national teams.[8]

He made his Iceland national football 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 1-5 away loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 October 2021[8][10]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Breiðablik 2018 Úrvalsdeild 1000–0010
Bologna (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 0000–0000
Bologna 2019–20 7000–0070
2020–21 8010–0090
Total 150100000160
Copenhagen (loan) 2021–22 Superliga 301030—70
Career total 190203000240

References
  1. "Andri Fannar sá yngsti frá Íslandi sem spilar í einni af bestu deildunum". 24 February 2020.
  2. "Andri Fannar Baldursson til Bologna". blikar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Mercato: tutte le operazioni del settore giovanile". Bolognafc (in Italian). 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  4. "Bologna kaupir Andra Fannar". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Esordio in rossoblù per Baldursson". Bolognafc (in Italian). 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  6. "Ánægður Andri fimmti Íslendingurinn í efstu deild Ítalíu". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. FCK LEJER ANDRI FANNAR BALDURSSON, fck.dk, 23 August 2021
  8. "Andri Fannar Baldursson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 8 September 2020.
  10. "A. Baldursson".


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