Alfons Sampsted (born 6 April 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Go Ahead Eagles and the Iceland national team.
Club career Breiðablik Alfons started his career with local club Breiðablik in Kópavogur in 2015, playing a single cup game, before going on loan to Þór from Akureyri for the latter half of the season. In 2016, he played most of Breiðablik's games as they finished 6th in the 2016 Úrvalsdeild.
Norrköping In January 2017, Alfons was transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping. He spent three seasons there without ever cementing his place, spending time on loan at IF Sylvia and Landskrona BoIS in Sweden and Breiðablik in Iceland.
Bodø/Glimt In February 2020, Alfons joined Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and was a key player in the 2020 season as the club won their first national title. There, he replaced former right-back Erlend Reitan who was on loan from Rosenborg.
Twente On 27 December 2022, Alfons joined Dutch club FC Twente.
Birmingham City On 12 August 2024, Alfons joined League One (third-tier) club Birmingham City on a season-long loan. The deal included an option to purchase. He made "a solid, no- nonsense debut" the next day as a second-half substitute in Birmingham's 1–0 EFL Cup win away to Charlton Athletic. Following a title-winning campaign, the English club exercised their purchase option at the end of the 2024–25 season.
Go Ahead Eagles On 24 January 2026, Alfons returned to the Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles for an undisclosed fee.
International career As of 15 November 2020, Alfons is the highest-capped player of the Icelandic U21 national team with 30 games.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBreiðablik 2015Úrvalsdeild0010 ——102016Úrvalsdeild17000 10—180Total17010 10—190 Þór Akureyri (loan)20151. deild9000 ——90Norrköping 2017Allsvenskan2010—10—402018Allsvenskan0010———10Total2020—10—50Landskrona (loan)2018Superettan12110———131Sylvia (loan)2019Ettan16100———161Breiðablik (loan)2019Úrvalsdeild8110 ——91Bodø/Glimt 2020Eliteserien290——30—3202021Eliteserien29031—140—4612022Eliteserien30160—202—563Total88191—372—1344Twente2022–23Eredivisie13020—00—1502023–24Eredivisie24000—51—2912024–25Eredivisie0000—00—00Total37020—51—441Birmingham City (loan)2024–25League One1712020—202312025–26Championship601010——80Total2313030—20311Go Ahead Eagles2025–26Eredivisie11011———1212026–27Eredivisie7000———70Total18011———191Career total2305202304432029910
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland202020202150202270202370202420Total230
Honours Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien: 2020, 2021
Birmingham City EFL League One: 2024–25
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