Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórunn Helga.

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

Personal information
Full name	Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir
Date of birth	(1984-12-17) 17 December 1984
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Avaldsnes IL
Number	20
Youth career
2004	Rhode Island Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2008	KR	94	(10)
2009–2010	Santos
2011	CR Flamengo
2012	Vitória
2013–	Avaldsnes IL	13	(0)
International career‡
2001	Iceland U-17	4	(0)
2002	Iceland U-19	1	(0)
2002-2005	Iceland U-21	7	(0)
2009–	Iceland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir (born 17 December 1984), is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Avaldsnes IL in Norway as a defensive midfielder. Þórunn Helga is part of Iceland's national team and has played professional football in Brazil.

Club career

In 2004 Þórunn Helga played varsity soccer for Rhode Island Rams and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.

Following her return to KR, Þórunn Helga signed for Brazilian club Santos in October 2008. There she found success in the Copa Libertadores Femenina in both 2009 and 2010.

After a year with Flamengo in 2011 and Vitória in 2012, Þórunn Helga agreed to sign with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.

International career

Þórunn Helga was called into the senior Iceland squad for the first time in July 2009, for friendlies against England and Denmark. She was not selected for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, but four years later, national team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson included her in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

External links

• KSÍ - Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir