Arna Ásgrímsdóttir
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir | ||
Date of birth | 12 August 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Akureyri, Iceland[1] | ||
Playing position | Centre-back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2015 | Þór/KA | 135 | (25) |
2015 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 19 | (0) |
2016– | Valur | ||
National team‡ | |||
2014– | Iceland | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:03, 17 February 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:27, 6 September 2015 (UTC) |
Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir (born 12 August 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Valur and the Iceland national team. She had previously played for Þór/KA in Iceland and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in Sweden.
Club career
In 2011 Arna Sif became captain of Þór/KA and switched from playing in midfield to central defence. After guiding the club to their first ever Úrvalsdeild title in 2012, she was named Akureyri's Athlete of the Year.[2] Arna Sif joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in February 2015, after impressing in a short trial period.[3] At 22-years-old she had played for Þór/KA for the previous eight seasons.[4]
In November 2015, she returned to play in the Úrvalsdeild when she sign a contract with Valur.[5]
International career
Arna Sif made her senior debut for the Iceland national team in August 2014, playing in a 1–0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Denmark at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík.[6]
Honours
- Þór Akureyri[7]
Winner
- Úrvalsdeild: 2012
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013
Runners-up
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2013
References
- ↑ Ernir, Þröstur (18 February 2013). "Öllu fórnað fyrir fótboltann" (in Icelandic). Vikudagur. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir íþróttamaður Akureyrar 2012" (in Icelandic). Þór Akureyri. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Arna-Sif Ásgrímsdóttir klar för KGFC" (in Swedish). Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Arna Sif æfir með Gautaborg" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir and Elisha Viðarsdóttir sign an agreement with Football Valur: huge strength" (in Icelandic). Valur. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Arna Sif lék sinn fyrsta A-landsleik" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Arna Ásgrímsdóttir at Soccerway
External links
- Arna Ásgrímsdóttir – UEFA competition record
- Profile at Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (in Swedish)
- Arna Ásgrímsdóttir at Soccerway
- Profile at Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) (in Icelandic)