Brynjólfur Willumsson
{{short description|Icelandic footballer}}
{{icelandic name|Brynjólfur|male}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brynjólfur Willumsson
| image =
| full_name = Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson{{cite news |author=Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20201976407d |title=Brynjólfur um nafnabreytinguna: "Aldrei notað eða verið kallaður Darri" |trans-title=Brynjólfur about the name change: "Never used or been called Darri" |work=Vísir.is |date=4 June 2020 |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=is}}
| birth_name = Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kópavogur, Iceland
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Groningen
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = Breiðablik
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Breiðablik
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Kristiansund
| caps2 = 74
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Groningen
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 3
| club-update = 21 January 2025
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U18
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Iceland U19
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2019–2022
| nationalteam4 = Iceland U21
| nationalcaps4 = 25
| nationalgoals4 = 5
| nationalyears5 = 2024–
| nationalteam5 = Iceland
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 11 March 2024
}}
Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson (born Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson; 12 August 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Dutch football updater|Groningen}} club Groningen and the Iceland national team.
Club career
Coming through the youth ranks of Breiðablik, he played three seasons for the senior team and was a prolific Icelandic youth international.{{WorldFootball.net}}[https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=182192 KSÍ] 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.kristiansundbk.no/nyheter/kbk-signerer-brynjolfur-willumsson|title=KBK signerer Brynjolfur Willumsson|date=9 March 2021|publisher=Kristiansund BK|language=Norwegian|access-date=24 May 2021}} He made his Eliteserien debut in May 2021 against Molde.{{NFF|3908586}}
On 27 June 2024, Brynjólfur signed with Groningen in the Netherlands for three seasons, with an option for fourth.{{cite web|publisher=Groningen|url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/fcg-tv/fc-groningen-contracteert-ijslands-international-willumsson/|title=FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT IJSLANDER WILLUMSSON.|trans-title=FC GRONINGEN SIGNS ICELANDER WILLUMSSON.|date=27 June 2024|access-date=15 July 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Brynjólfur made his debut for the senior Iceland national team on 13 January 2024 in a friendly against Guatemala.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/690687/iceland-guatemala|title=Guatemala v Iceland game report|date=13 January 2024}}
Personal life
Brynjólfur is the son of Willum Þór Þórsson, a former football player and manager, current member of the Icelandic parliament and Minister of Health since 2021.{{cite web |title=Willum Þór Þórsson tekinn við heilbrigðisráðuneytinu af Svandísi Svavarsdóttur |url=https://www.stjornarradid.is/efst-a-baugi/frettir/stok-frett/2021/11/29/Willum-Thor-Thorsson-tekinn-vid-heilbrigdisraduneytinu-af-Svandisi-Svavarsdottur/ |website=www.stjornarradid.is |publisher=Government of Iceland |access-date=15 September 2024 |language=is}}{{cite web|publisher=fotbolti.net|url=https://www.fotbolti.net/news/14-09-2017/willum-geri-mer-grein-fyrir-thvi-ad-4-saetid-er-ekki-asaettanlegt|title=Willum: Geri mér grein fyrir því að 4. sætið er ekki ásættanlegt|date=14 September 2017}}{{cite web|publisher=Alþingi|url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1178|title=Willum Þór Þórsson|date=20 January 2022}} He is the brother of fellow footballer Willum Þór Willumsson, who plays for Birmingham City.{{cite web |last1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Willum Þór og Brynjólfur Darri Willumssynir í U-21 árs landsliðinu - Vísir |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190828838/willum-thor-og-brynjolfur-darri-willumssynir-i-u-21-ars-landslidinu |website=visir.is |publisher=Vísir |access-date=15 September 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 14 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Leikmaður - Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=182192 |website=www.ksi.is |publisher=KSÍ |access-date=15 September 2024 |language=is}}{{cite web |title=Iceland - B. Willumsson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/brynjolfur-darri-willumsson/463548/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=15 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Fotballforbund |first1=Norges |title=Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson - Statistikk |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/statistikk/?fiksId=3908586 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |access-date=15 September 2024 |language=no}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, KNVB Beker}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Breiðablik
|2018 |7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2019
|Besta deild karla |17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2020
|Besta deild karla |17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2021
|Besta deild karla |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12 | |
| rowspan="5"|Kristiansund
|2021 |21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2022
|Eliteserien |25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2023
|20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 7 | ||||
| 2024
|Eliteserien |8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!74 | 12 | 8 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 82 | 17 | ||||
| Groningen
|4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!119 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 31 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 January 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| Iceland
|2024 | 2 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total||2||1 |
|---|
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 January 2024 | DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States | {{fb|HON}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 2–0 | Friendly |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{FC Groningen squad}}
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Category:Kristiansund BK players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
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