Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

Breiðablik

Born in Reykjavík, Jóhann started his career at Breiðablik, but moved to England early in his career when his parent decided to relocate there. He had spells with the youth team at Chelsea and then with fellow South-West London club Fulham, while studying at the International School of London. After failing to adapt to life in London, he decided to move back to Iceland in 2008, joining his boyhood club Breiðablik as he admitted missing playing football and attending school with his friends. After returning to Breiðablik, Jóhann made his senior debut in the opening match of the season, where he played 72 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Íþróttabandalag Akraness. He established himself as first team regular in the 2008 Úrvalsdeild, where he played often as left wing and striker, and scored his first Breiðablik goal on 7 July 2008, in a 2–0 win over Fylkir. Jóhann finished the season with 22 appearances, six goals, and was voted best player for the second third of the Icelandic Premier League season.

AZ Alkmaar

After an earlier bid from Hamburger SV fell through, Jóhann transferred to Dutch club AZ on 28 January 2009, signing a 5-year contract. Having spent two seasons at the club's reserve, Jóhann was given a first team chance under the new management of Gertjan Verbeek. Jóhann scored on his AZ debut in the first round of Europa League Qualifiers, in a 2–0 win over IFK Göteborg in the first leg and went on to go through to next round despite losing…

Club

As of match played 28 January 2026

International

As of match played 25 February 2026

As of match played 16 November 2025 Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jóhann goal.

Jóhann played his first U21 match for Iceland on 12 June 2008. On 12 August 2008, Jóhann was called up the senior national team for the first time. He won his first cap for Iceland in a friendly match against Azerbaijan, where he set up a goal. On 6 September 2013, Jóhann scored a hat-trick, the first person to do so for Iceland in 13 years, in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland, equalizing with the last goal of the match, a left-footed, curling shot from the edge of the 18-yard box in the 91st minute, with the match finishing 4–4. He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016 squad for Iceland and played his first UEFA Euro 2016 match, where he set up a goal for Birkir Bjarnason. This was the country's first ever goal in a major tournament when Birkir scored the equalizer against Portugal in their first group match. On 27 June 2016, Jóhann played against England in the UEFA Euro 2016 round of 16 at the Stade de Nice, as Iceland upset England with a 2–1 victory to advance to the quarter-finals. Jóhann went on to start every match for Iceland until they were eliminated from the tournament against France in the quarter-final. In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 13 November 2025, he made his 100th international appearance in a 2–0 away win over Azerbaijan during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

AZ

KNVB Cup: 2012–13 Burnley

EFL Championship: 2022–23