Elín Metta Jensen

Elín Jensen
Personal information
Full name Elín Metta Jensen
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Florida State Seminoles
Number 5
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Florida State Seminoles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Valur 73 (54)
National team
2010–2012 Iceland U-17 14 (17)
2011–2014 Iceland U-19 19 (9)
2012– Iceland U-23 2 (3)
2013– Iceland 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2016

Elín Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer. She plays as a striker for Valur and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Jensen has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Jensen signed a new three-year contract with Valur in November 2013.[3]

International career

Jensen made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2013, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary.

She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]

Honours

Club

Valur

Winner

Runner-up

References

  1. Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (13 July 2010). "Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 September 2012). "Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "Elín Metta áfram hjá Val". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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