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Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson

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Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson, born on 27 October 1990 in Reykjavík, is an Icelandic former professional footballer, a versatile player who could be deployed as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, right midfielder, attacking midfielder or winger. He spent time in the youth teams of Chelsea and Fulham while his family lived in London, returned to Iceland in 2008 to join his boyhood club Breiðablik, and moved to the Dutch club AZ on 28 January 2009 on a five-year contract. After several seasons with AZ, where the club also took part in the Europa League, he joined the Championship side Charlton Athletic in July 2014 and then the newly promoted club Burnley, where he featured for most of the 2017 to 2018 season, which qualified the club for the Europa League. He was part of the Iceland national team at UEFA Euro 2016, where he assisted Iceland's first ever goal in a major tournament, and at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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    is an Icelandic former professional footballer
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    Jóhann was part of the Iceland national team in both the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup
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    Jóhann was part of the Iceland national team in both the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup
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