Kolbeinn Finnsson

Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson (born 25 August 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Eliteserien club Vålerenga as a defender or midfielder. He plays for the Iceland national team at international level.

A product of the Fylkir academy, Kolbeinn began his senior career with the club and transferred to FC Groningen in 2015, with whom he progressed into the reserve team. In 2018, he transferred to Brentford B, from whom he transferred to Borussia Dortmund II in 2019. Kolbeinn's break into first team football came with Danish club Lyngby in 2023, after which he transferred to Dutch club Utrecht in 2024. After failing to break into the starting lineup, Kolbeinn transferred to Norwegian club Vålerenga in 2026. He was capped by Iceland at youth level and made his full international debut in 2019.

At youth international level, Kolbeinn was capped by the Iceland U16, U17, U19 and U21 teams. He was a part of the U16 squad which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Kolbeinn was a member of Iceland's 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship finals squad and he made three appearances prior to the team's group stage exit.

Kolbeinn received his maiden call into the senior squad for a pair of friendly matches in Qatar in January 2019. He appeared in both, but was not called into the squad again until a pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers in September 2023. Kolbeinn appeared in both matches, which marked his competitive debut for the senior team.

Kolbeinn is the son of retired international footballer Finnur Kolbeinsson.