An Icelandic professional player, Albert Gudmundsson currently plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie as a winger wearing the shirt no. 29. He has also represented his national side, “Iceland national team” at various youth level as U-16, U-17, U-19, and U21. Since 2017, he is the member of the senior team.
Albert Gudmundsson was born on 15th June 1997 in Ice land. His birth sign is Gemini. Talking about his nationality, he is Icelandic. His father, Guomundur Benediktsson is retired international striker and world-famous TV commentator whereas his mother, Kristbjorg Helga Ingadottir is a former international Icelandic Footballer.
Albert is from a family of footballers. His maternal grandfather, Ingi Bjorn Albertsson is also a former international Icelandic footballer who held the record for most goals in the Icelandic top division from 1987 until 2012. Similarly, his maternal great-grandfather, Albert Gudmundsson, was former Arsenal and Milan striker and late Minister of Finance as well as the very first professional footballer who died at the age of 70, on 7th April 1994.
Following his family’s footsteps, Albert also pursued his career in the football world. He had a keen interest in football since his childhood and at the very tender age, he started off playing football at FC Knattspyrnufelag Reykjavikur (KR).
From 2013-2015, he played for at Heerenveen youth system and then switched to PSV.
Star of the field, Albert Gudmundsson has earned huge name, fame, and wealth through his professional football career. His significant source of earning is his club contract, salary from the national team, and endorsement deal.
As of 2018, he is signed to football club PSV, where he gets paid $8728 as his weekly salary i.e, $453,856 annually. His current market value is recorded $1.87 million. He has an estimated net worth around $1,200,000.
As per riding, he has Mercedes.
After playing few month at PSC’s youth club, Albert made his professional debut for the club’s reserved team in Eerste Divisie. In the 2015-16 season, he played for club’s senior team, PSV.
Currently, he plays for both PVS’ senior team and reserved team. Thus far, he has played 5 games side PSC main team and played 54 games for the reserved team. He has recorded 24 goals for Jong PSV.
Albert Gudmundsson has represented his national side in both, junior and senior level, playing at various tournaments. In the year 2013, he made Iceland U-16 national team debut and played two more games.
The following season, he played for Iceland U17 national team. After a season-long break, in the 2014-2015 season, he played for Iceland U21 national team.
Since 2015, he is representing Iceland U21 national team. Thus far, he has made 12 appearances and scored 3 goals.
Albert received first called-up to the senior team, from his national side in 2017. On January 14th, 2018, he was called to play an unofficial friendly against Indonesia along with Felix Orn Fridriksson, Olafur Skulason, and Arnor Smarason, where Albert scored his second goal for his country.
Thus far, he has earned 2 caps and scored three international goals his national side.
Currently 20, Albert is a married man. He tied the wedding knot with his gorgeous girlfriend in the year 2015. The duo shares deep love and bond with each other. They often visit world enthralling holiday destination in their vacations.
The couple is living a blissful married life without any news and rumors about conflict, extra-marital affairs and divorce in their relationship.
