Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Harpa.
Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir
Personal information
Full nameHarpa Þorsteinsdóttir
Date of birth (1986-06-27) 27 June 1986
Place of birthIceland
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubStjarnan
Number26
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2007Stjarnan84(34)
2008–2010Breiðablik47(23)
2011–Stjarnan45(51)
National team‡
2002–2003Iceland U-179(2)
2003–2004Iceland U-198(3)
2006Iceland U-213(0)
2006–Iceland33(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 1 November 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:21, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 27 May 1986) is a Icelandic footballer. She plays as a striker for Stjarnan and the Iceland national team.

Club career

She played for Stjarnan from 2002 to 2007 before moving to Breiðablik. In 2011, she moved back to Stjarnan. In 2013 Harpa was top goalscorer in the Úrvalsdeild with 28 goals in 18 games.[1]

International career

Harpa made her debut for the Iceland national team in March 2006, a 1–0 friendly defeat to England at Carrow Road.[2] She broke her leg in July 2009 and was removed from Iceland's UEFA Women's Euro 2009 squad, to be replaced by Kristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir.[3]

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Harpa in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]

Personal life

In April 2011 Harpa gave birth to son Steinar Karl.[5] She returned to competitive football three months later.[6]

Honours

Club

Stjarnan

Winner
Runner-up
  • Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Harpa markadrottning 2013". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Bjarnadóttir on board for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Markahæsta mamman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 1 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Harpa aftur heim í Stjörnuna: Fótboltinn er bara fíkn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 

External links

Icelandic Women's Footballer of the Year
Iceland squad – 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship
Iceland
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