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Ásta Eir Árnadóttir

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Ásta Eir Árnadóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2024 Breiðablik 176 (7)
International career
2008–2009 Iceland U-17 12 (3)
2008–2009 Iceland U-17 6 (1)
2010–2012 Iceland U-19 10 (0)
2019–2023 Iceland 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Ásta Eir Árnadóttir (born 23 August 1993) is an Icelandic former footballer who played her entire career with Breiðablik.[1] She was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2019 to 2023.[2] She won three national championships and three national cups during her career.[3]

Club career

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Ásta Eir started her senior team career with Breiðablik in 2009. In August 2018, she won the Icelandic Cup.[4] She missed the 2020 season due to pregnancy.[5]

Follwong Breiðablik's 2024 championship, she announced her retirement from football.

International career

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From 2008 to 2012, Ásta Eir played 25 games for Iceland's junior national teams.[6] In February 2019, she was selected to the Icelandic senior national team ahead of its games in the Algarve Cup.[7]

Personal life

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Ásta's mother, Kristín Anna Arnþórsdóttir, was a multi-sport athlete who played 12 games for the Icelandic national football team[8] and 8 games for the Icelandic national handball team where she scored 18 goals.[9]

Honours

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League

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Cups

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References

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  1. ^ "Fyrirliði Breiðabliks leggur skóna á hilluna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (9 October 2020). "Ásta snýr aftur eftir barnsburð". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ Aron Guðmundsson (7 October 2024). "Tárvot Ásta sátt í hjarta sínu með ákvörðunina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ Mist Rúnarsdóttir (17 August 2018). "Systurnar Ásta Eir og Kristín Dís: Gerist ekki betra". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (9 October 2020). "Ásta Eir skrifar undir nýjan samning við Breiðablik". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (10 October 2020). "Ásta Eir framlengir við topplið Breiðabliks". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (20 February 2019). "Ásta Eir inn í landsliðshópinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Ásta Eir valin í stað Söndru". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Landsliðskonur". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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