Alfons Sampsted
.jpg) Sampsted with Twente in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Breiðablik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Breiðablik | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Þór Akureyri (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | IFK Norrköping | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → IF Sylvia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Landskrona BoIS (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → IF Sylvia (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Breiðablik (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 88 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Twente | 37 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Birmingham City | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | Go Ahead Eagles | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Iceland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Iceland U21 | 30 | (1) |
| 2020– | Iceland | 23 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:21, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alfons Sampsted (born 6 April 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie 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.[2] In 2016, he played most of Breiðablik's games as they finished 6th in the 2016 Úrvalsdeild.[2]
Norrköping
In January 2017, Alfons was transferred to Swedish club IFK Norrköping.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6] There, he replaced former right-back Erlend Reitan who was on loan from Rosenborg.
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.[8] 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.[9] Following a title-winning campaign, the English club exercised their purchase option at the end of the 2024–25 season.[10]
Go Ahead Eagles
On 24 January 2026, Alfons returned to the Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles for an undisclosed fee.[11]
International career
As of 15 November 2020, Alfons is the highest-capped player of the Icelandic U21 national team with 30 games.[2][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Breiðablik | 2015[13] | Úrvalsdeild | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016[13] | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Þór Akureyri (loan) | 2015[13] | 1. deild | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Norrköping | 2017[13] | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018[13] | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Landskrona (loan) | 2018[13] | Superettan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Sylvia (loan) | 2019[13] | Ettan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Breiðablik (loan) | 2019[13] | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020[13][14] | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2021[13][14] | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 14[d] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2022[13][14] | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 20[e] | 2 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
| Total | 88 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | — | 134 | 4 | ||||
| Twente | 2022–23[13] | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[13] | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[13] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 1 | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2024–25[15] | League One | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[16] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 226 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 295 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Includes Icelandic Cup, Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Birmingham City
References
- 1 2 Alfons Sampsted at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 3 "Leikmaður - Alfons Sampsted". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 January 2017). "Alfons til Norrköping - Vísir". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson. "Alfons Sampsted: Líður eins og töluvert heilsteyptari leikmanni". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Aðstæður til að verða betri fótboltamaður". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (22 November 2020). "Valdimar skoraði og Alfons lagði upp mark þegar Bodo/Glimt tryggði sér titilinn - Vísir". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Alfons Sampsted naar FC Twente" (Press release) (in Dutch). FC Twente. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ Dicken, Alex (12 August 2024). "Confirmed: Birmingham City complete 11th signing of summer transfer window". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ Dicken, Alex (3 August 2024). "Birmingham City player ratings after Brandon Khela's belter downs Charlton". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "Birmingham City confirm retained list". www.bcfc.com. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sampsted leaves Blues for Go Ahead Eagles". BBC Sport. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Alfons sló leikjamet Hólmars". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "A.Sampsted". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Alfons Sampsted". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Alfons Sampsted in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Alfons Sampsted in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Leikmaður: Alfons Sampsted" [Player: Alfons Sampsted] (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (Iceland Football Association). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ↑ "Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw". BBC Sport. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
"Section Six: EFL Regulations". Handbook: 2024/25 EFL Regulations (PDF). English Football League. 2024. 38.2 p. 301. Retrieved 14 April 2025.To be eligible to receive a Championship, League One or Two winners medal, a player must have been named on the team sheet in at least 25% of the Club's league fixtures in that season.
"Birmingham City FC: Squad: Statistics: 2024/2025". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
External links
- Alfons Sampsted at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
- Alfons Sampsted at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Alfons Sampsted at Elite Football
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