Arna Ásgrímsdóttir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Akureyri, Iceland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Þór/KA | 135 | (25) |
| 2015 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Valur | 30 | (5) |
| 2017 | AGSM Verona | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Þór/KA | 62 | (10) |
| 2022- | Valur | 41 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Iceland | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir (born 12 August 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Þór/KA and the Iceland national team. She had previously played for Valur in Iceland and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in Sweden.
Club career
[edit]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 the age of 22 she had played for Þór/KA for the previous eight seasons.[4]
In November 2015, she returned to play in the Úrvalsdeild when she signed a contract with Valur.[5]
International career
[edit]Arna Sif made her senior debut for the Iceland national team in August 2014, playing in a World Cup qualifying match lost to Denmark by 1-0 at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Þór Akureyri[7]
Winner
- Úrvalsdeild: 2012
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013
Runners-up
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ Ernir, Þröstur (18 February 2013). "Öllu fórnað fyrir fótboltann" (in Icelandic). Vikudagur. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir íþróttamaður Akureyrar 2012" (in Icelandic). Þór Akureyri. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Arna-Sif Ásgrímsdóttir klar för KGFC" (in Swedish). Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Arna Sif æfir með Gautaborg" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir and Elísa 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
[edit]- Arna Ásgrímsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Arna Sif Asgrimsdottir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Arna Sif Asgrimsdottir at SvFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-12) (in Swedish)
- Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir at Soccerway
- Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Icelandic women's footballers
- Icelandic expatriate women's footballers
- Iceland women's international footballers
- Damallsvenskan players
- BK Häcken FF players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Valur (women's football) players
- Sportspeople from Akureyri
- Women's association football central defenders
- Þór/KA players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- Icelandic women's football biography stubs