Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
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Jóhann playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Orobah | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2006 | Chelsea | ||
| 2006–2008 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Breiðablik | 22 | (6) |
| 2009–2014 | AZ | 119 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Charlton Athletic | 81 | (16) |
| 2016–2024 | Burnley | 200 | (15) |
| 2024– | Al-Orobah | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 2008– | Iceland | 99 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah and the Iceland national team. A versatile player, Jóhann can be deployed as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger.
Jóhann began his senior career at Breiðablik for a single season before moving to Dutch team AZ in the Eredivisie, where they also participated in the Europa League. After a few seasons with them, he joined Championship side Charlton Athletic for two seasons, before moving on to newly promoted club Burnley, where he featured for most of the 2017–18 season, qualifying for the Europa League.
Jóhann was part of the Iceland national team in both the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, the former competition saw him assisting Iceland's first ever goal in a major tournament.