Albert Guðmundsson (; born 15 June 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for club Lazio, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Iceland national team.
Club career Albert initially moved to the Netherlands joining Heerenveen in 2013. For the 2015–16 season, he signed for PSV, and made his debut for Jong PSV in 2015. In August 2018, he signed with AZ until 2022.
On 31 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy. On 17 November 2023, Albert extended his contract with Genoa until 2027. In the 2023–24 season, he set a new personal best in Serie A by scoring 14 goals in 35 matches.
On 16 August 2024, he joined Fiorentina on loan from Genoa. On 24 June 2025, Fiorentina made the move permanent.
On 1 September 2026, Guðmundsson joined Lazio on loan from Fiorentina.
International career Albert played at the 2017 China Cup, where Iceland finished as runners-up.
In May 2018, he was named in the national team's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Personal life
Albert is from a family of footballers. His father is former international striker and TV commentator Guðmundur Benediktsson. Albert's mother is former international footballer Kristbjörg Helga Ingadóttir, daughter of former international striker Ingi Björn Albertsson, who held the record for most goals in the Icelandic top division from 1987 until 2012.
The father of Ingi, and thus Albert's great-grandfather, was former AC Milan and Arsenal striker and later Minister of Finance Albert Guðmundsson, Iceland's first professional footballer. All four generations have scored for the Icelandic national team.
Albert has two children with his partner, model Guðlaug Elísa Jóhannsdóttir.
On 3 July 2024, Albert was charged with sexual assault by the district prosecutor in Iceland. He was later acquitted on 10 October.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEurope TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJong PSV2015–16Eerste Divisie141——1412016–17Eerste Divisie3418——34182017–18Eerste Divisie159——159Total6328——6328PSV Eindhoven2017–18Eredivisie903000120AZ2018–19Eredivisie25620—2762019–20Eredivisie400041812020–21Eredivisie267108435112021–22Eredivisie1941082286Total7417402079824Jong AZ2019–20Eerste Divisie41——41Genoa2021–22Serie A121——1212022–23Serie B361123—38142023–24Serie A351422—3716Total832645—8731Fiorentina (loan)2024–25Serie A2461082338Fiorentina2025–26Serie A3351012546102026–27Serie A1011—21Fiorentina total5811312078119Lazio (loan)2026–27Serie A11——11Total292841464014346104
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland2017102018932019102020702021113202240202320202424202594202630Total4914
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Albert GuðmundssonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 14 January 2018 Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–1 4–1 Friendly2 3–13 4–14 8 June 2021 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland 1–0 2–2 Friendly5 11 October 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification6 3–07 21 March 2024 Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary 1–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying8 3–19 4–110 26 March 2024 Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying11 5 September 2025 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 4–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification12 10 October 2025 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 2–3 3–5 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification133–314 13 November 2025 Neftçi Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours PSV Eredivisie: 2017–18
References
External links
Albert Guðmundsson page at official PSV site