Andri Baldursson

Andri Baldursson
Personal information
Full name	Andri Fannar Baldursson
Date of birth	10 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Kópavogur, Iceland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Youth career
0000–2019	Breiðablik
2019	→ Bologna (loan)
2019–2020	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Breiðablik
2020–	Bologna
2021–2022	→ Copenhagen (loan)
2022–2023	→ NEC (loan)
2023–2024	→ IF Elfsborg (loan)
International career‡
2018	Iceland U16
2018–2019	Iceland U17
2018–2019	Iceland U18
2019	Iceland U19
2020–	Iceland U21
2020–	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024

Andri Fannar Baldursson (born 10 January 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

Andri started his career with local club Breiðablik in Kópavogur before going on loan to Bologna in January 2019.^[1]^[2] He impressed and was bought by Bologna in August 2019.^[3] 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,^[4] becoming the fifth Icelander to ever play in Serie A.^[5] In 2020 Andri was the youngest Icelandic player to play in the top five leagues in Europe.^[6]

On 23 August 2021, Danish Superliga club Copenhagen confirmed that Andri had joined the club on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.^[7] After a season of limited playing time due to injuries - only eight appearances - he returned to Bologna at the end of the season.^[8]^[9]

On 6 July 2022, Andri joined NEC in the Netherlands on a season-long loan with an option to buy.^[10]

On 10 August 2023, Andri moved on a new loan to IF Elfsborg in Sweden.^[11]

International career

Andri has featured for the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 Icelandic youth national teams.^[12]

He made his Iceland senior national 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 5–1 away loss.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2023^[12]^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Breiðablik	2018	Úrvalsdeild	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Bologna	2019–20	Serie A	7	0	0	0	–		0	0	7	0
	2020–21	Serie A	8	0	1	0	–		0	0	9	0
	Total		15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Copenhagen (loan)	2021–22	Superliga	3	0	1	0	4^[b]	0	—		8	0
NEC (loan)	2022–23	Eredivisie	11	0	1	0	–		–		12	0
Career total			30	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	37	0

^ Includes Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, KNVB Cup
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Copenhagen

Danish Superliga: 2021–22^[15]
The Atlantic Cup: runner-up 2022

References

^ "Andri Fannar Baldursson til Bologna". blikar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Mercato: tutte le operazioni del settore giovanile". Bolognafc (in Italian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Bologna kaupir Andra Fannar". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Baldursson". Bolognafc (in Italian). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Ánægður Andri fimmti Íslendingurinn í efstu deild Ítalíu". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Andri Fannar sá yngsti frá Íslandi sem spilar í einni af bestu deildunum". 24 February 2020.
^ FCK LEJER ANDRI FANNAR BALDURSSON, fck.dk, 23 August 2021
^ Forlader FCK efter otte kampe: Ikke som håbet, tipsbladet.dk, 4 June 2022
^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Baldursson joins NEC". Bologna. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Välkommen Andri!" [Welcome Andri!] (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Andri Fannar Baldursson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 8 September 2020.
^ Andri Baldursson at Soccerway
^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

Andri Baldursson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)

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[15] Includes Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, KNVB Cup

[16] Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

[bolognaloan-1] "Andri Fannar Baldursson til Bologna". blikar.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[2] "Mercato: tutte le operazioni del settore giovanile". Bolognafc (in Italian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[bolognatransfer-3] "Bologna kaupir Andra Fannar". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[4] "Esordio in rossoblù per Baldursson". Bolognafc (in Italian). 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[bolognadebut-5] "Ánægður Andri fimmti Íslendingurinn í efstu deild Ítalíu". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[6] "Andri Fannar sá yngsti frá Íslandi sem spilar í einni af bestu deildunum". 24 February 2020.

[7] FCK LEJER ANDRI FANNAR BALDURSSON, fck.dk, 23 August 2021

[8] Forlader FCK efter otte kampe: Ikke som håbet, tipsbladet.dk, 4 June 2022

[9] "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[10] "Baldursson joins NEC". Bologna. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[11] "Välkommen Andri!" [Welcome Andri!] (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[ksi-12] "Andri Fannar Baldursson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[13] "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 8 September 2020.

[14] Andri Baldursson at Soccerway

[17] "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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