| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Playing position | striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valur | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2004 | Valur | 50 | (30) |
| 2007-2008 | Afturelding | 0 | (0) |
| 2008- | Valur | 65 | (66) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000-2001 | Iceland U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001-2002 | Iceland U-19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2003-2004 | Iceland U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009- | Iceland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir (born 1 February 1984) is an Icelandic football player who plays as a striker. Kristín is currently part of Iceland women's national team and was a squad member at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Kristín was top scorer in Valur in 2001 and 2003 but got badly injured in 2004 and only returned in 2008. Top scorer in Iceland in both 2009 and 2010 with 23 league goals in 18 games in both seasons.
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Bjarnadóttir first represented Iceland at Under-17 level, making her debut against Germany in July 2000.[1] She played eight times at Under-17 level before making her debut at Under-19 level in September 2001,[1] scoring the final goal in a 7-0 win.[2] In 2003 she stepped up to Under-21 level, making her debut in March against Sweden.[1] She also played in the games against Denmark and Germany in July 2004 before dropping out of football due to injury.
Following her return to action, Bjarnadóttir made her debut for the Iceland senior women's team on 17 September 2009,[1] coming on as a late substitute for Dóra María Lárusdóttir as Iceland beat Estonia 12-0.[3] She was again a late substitute, this time for Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir in the following game, a 1-0 defeat away to Northern Ireland.[4]
Kristín has performed as a rapper and is a member of the band Igore.
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