Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Hella, Iceland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Thorns | ||
Number | 11 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Florida State | 87 | (44) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | KFR/Ægir | 11 | (3) |
2007–2013 | Valur | 96 | (30) |
2014 | Selfoss | 11 | (7) |
2015 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (2) |
2015 | Selfoss | 17 | (10) |
2016– | Portland Thorns | 31 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Iceland U17 | 10 | (4) |
2007–2009 | Iceland U19 | 16 | (0) |
2012 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (1) |
2010– | Iceland | 76 | (22) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018 |
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, UMF Selfoss, and collegiate soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life and education
Dagný started playing football when she was six years old, with her first club, KFR from Hella and Hvolsvöllur. She played for them in 2006 as they competed in a joint effort with Ægir from Þorlákshöfn. Since 2007 she has played for Valur from Reykjavík in the best women's league in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild.
In 2011 Dagný began attending Florida State University and began playing for Florida State Seminoles.[1] She returned to Iceland to play for Valur during the summer months.
Florida State Seminoles, 2011–2014
Dagný attended Florida State University where she was a four-year starter from 2011–2014 for the Seminoles in the midfielder position. She helped lead the Seminoles to a national championship in 2014. Dagný holds the school record for 19 game-winning goals and is second in total goals (44), shots (232), and points (111). She was a first team All-American in 2014 and the runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given annually to the best college female soccer player.[2] She was named Soccer America 2014 Women's Player of the Year.[3] She was also named as a first team Scholar All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.[4]
Club career
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UMF Selfoss and Bayern München, 2014–2015
In 2014, Dagný played for UMF Selfoss.[5] In 2015, she signed for the second half of the season to the German Frauen-Bundesliga team Bayern München.[6]
Portland Thorns, 2016–present
After her career at Florida State, Dagný did not sign up for the 2015 draft to play in the National Women's Soccer League in the United States. In May 2015, she attempted to play during the 2015 season with the Western New York Flash, but was prevented from doing so by league rules.[7]
In October 2015, the Portland Thorns FC announced that they had acquired rights for her from the Boston Breakers and that she would play for the Thorns in the 2016 NWSL season.[8]
After spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the Thorns, it was announced that Dagný would miss the 2018 season due to pregnancy.
International career
Dagný made her debut for the senior Iceland national football team at the 2010 Algarve Cup; in a 2–0 defeat to the United States on 24 February 2010.[citation needed] She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] In Iceland's final group match against the Netherlands, Dagný headed the only goal of the game to secure her team's place in the quarter-finals.[10] It later emerged that she had played the game with a broken foot, sustained in the previous match against Germany.[11]
Honours
Winner
- Úrvalsdeild: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2010, 2011
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2010
- Biggest Freshmen Award :2013
- NWSL Regular Season Champion: 2016
- NWSL Championship: 2017
Runner-up
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012
- Icelandic Women's League Cup: 2013
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012
See also
References
- ^ Karmel, Tom (9 October 2013). "Brynjarsdottir flourishing in a foreign setting". fsunews.com. Florida State University. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Brynjarsdottir Finished Second for 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy," Seminoles Soccer, http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209842339, accessed 14 April 2016
- ^ "FSU's Mark Krikorian Named Coach of the Year", http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-womens-soccer-florida-states-dagny-brynjarsdottir-named-soccer-america-player-of-the-year-01-15-2015, accessed 14 April 2016
- ^ "Brynjarsdottir Honored as Scholar All-American", http://www.siminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209814903, accessed 16 April 2016
- ^ http://www.ruv.is/frett/dagny-brynjarsdottir-til-lids-vid-selfoss
- ^ http://www.womensoccer.de/2015/01/15/fc-bayern-verpflichtet-dagny-brynjarsdottir/
- ^ "NWSL Rules Prevent Dagny Brynjarsdottir Move," The Equalizer, http://equalizersoccer.com/2015/05/21/dagny-brynjarsdottir-nwsl-move-denied-by-league-rules, accessed 14 April 2016
- ^ "Thorns FC acquire first, second-round picks in 2016 NWSL College Draft, Dagny Brynjarsdottir from Boston Breakers". Portland Thorns FC. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Ísland-Holland, 1–0". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Sverrisson, Sindri (31 July 2013). "Dagný lék fótbrotin á EM". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links
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- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Iceland player profile Template:Is icon
- Portland Thorns player profile
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at fussballtransfers.com Template:De icon
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Icelandic women's footballers
- Iceland women's international footballers
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Portland Thorns FC players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Women's association football midfielders
- FC Bayern Munich (women) players
- UMF Selfoss players
- Valur players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players