Katrín Ómarsdóttir
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katrín Ómarsdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, West Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Liverpool Ladies | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | California Golden Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2009 | KR | 70 | (27) |
| 2010 | Kristianstads DFF | 8 | (2) |
| 2011 | Orange County Waves | 9 | (6) |
| 2012 | Kristianstads DFF | 21 | (4) |
| 2013– | Liverpool Ladies | 13 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Iceland U-17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Iceland U-19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2006 | Iceland U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006– | Iceland | 55 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 30 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Katrín Ómarsdóttir (born 27 June 1987) is an Icelandic football midfielder who plays for Liverpool Ladies of the English FA WSL. Before arriving at Liverpool in 2013, she had played professional football in Sweden and the United States. Katrín has over 50 caps for Iceland's national team and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Club career
Born in Hamburg, Katrín made her club debut for KR of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna when she was 14-years-old.[1] She represented KR in the inaugural season of the UEFA Women's Cup in 2001–02.
Katrín attended the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and played for their women's soccer team from 2008 until 2010.[2] She was signed by Kristianstads DFF of the Damallsvenskan for the summer of 2010.[3] In 2011 she returned to California to play for new Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) franchise Orange County Waves. She scored six goals in nine regular season appearances as the team won the 2011 WPSL Championship.[4][5]
In January 2012 Katrín agreed to join Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS),[6] but the league folded before the season started. Instead she returned to Kristianstads and played out the 2012 Damallsvenskan season, scoring four goals in 21 appearances.[7]
In January 2013 Katrín signed for Liverpool Ladies, who had finished bottom of the FA WSL in 2011 and 2012 but were investing heavily in improving their team. She scored the second goal as Liverpool beat Bristol Academy 2–0 on the final day to secure the league title.[8]
International career
Katrín made her senior debut for Iceland in August 2006, a 1–0 home defeat to Sweden in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Katrín played in two of the three group matches as Iceland were eliminated in the first round. National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson also selected Katrín in his Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9]
Honours
- Sport Person of the Year in Seltjarnarnes in 2007.
References
- ↑ "Katrín Ómarsdóttir". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ Katrin Omarsdottir: California player page, Cal Athletics.
- ↑ Isländsk landslagsspelare till Kristianstad, damfotball.com.
- ↑ "2011 Statistics - Games Played". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "2011 Statistics - Goals". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Frida returns". Phillysoccernews.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Katrin Omarsdottir" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ Rudd, Alyson (30 September 2013). "Katrin Omarsdottir helps Liverpool to first title". The Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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