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Kolbeinn Finnsson

Project playerValerenga · 27 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameKolbeinn Birgir Finnsson
PositionFull-back
NationalityIceland
Age27
Date of birth25 Aug 1999
BirthplaceReykjavík
Height181 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubValerenga
Full-back
19
Appearances
0
Goals
5
Assists
1710
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Valerenga.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien140312606.69

Scout report

Project playerCreative Full-back

K. Finnsson is a 27-year-old full-back at Valerenga, rated 38.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Finnsson.

Judged on this season alone, Finnsson graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Eliteserien, on 2 clean sheets and 3.684 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 23). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 25th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the Eliteserien. At 27 Finnsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Finnsson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
38.3
Ratingi
25th of 41 full-backs
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.68
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Valerenga finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
3.68
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
18
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 38.3, Finnsson carries the 25th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eliteserien of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Valerenga finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots8

Passing

Assists5
Chances created40
Passes892
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success43.8%
Duels won84
Duels won %52.2%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles49
Interceptions18
Blocks3
Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.