Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | KR | 51 | (10) |
| 2012–2014 | Þór/KA | 42 | (23) |
| 2015 | Klepp | 9 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Stjarnan | 43 | (28) |
| 2020 | KR | 11 | (4) |
| 2021- | Stjarnan | 19 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Iceland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (5) |
| 2012 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2013– | Iceland | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Katrín made her debut for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top Icelandic league, on 9 May 2009 in a 1–1 home defeat to Valur at the age of 16 and 149 days. Two months later, on 3 July 2009, she scored her first professional goal in a 1:4 away defeat again against Valur. In 2012, she moved to Þór/KA. In 2015, she played one season for Klepp in the Norwegian top-tier league. In 2016, she signed with her current club, Stjarnan.
She sat out the 2019 season due to pregnancy.[1] After playing for KR in 2020, Katrín returned to Stjarnan in 2021.[2]
International edit
On 22 September 2007 Katrin debuted for Iceland U17 in a 3–0 away win over Ukraine.[3] Between April 2009 and April 2011, she played 15 games with the U-19 national team and scored five goals.[4] On 1 June 2013 Katrín debuted for the Iceland Senior Team in a 2–3 home defeat against Scotland, when she came as a substitute in the 90th minute for Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir.[5] On June 24, 2013, Katrín was included in the group called to represent Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013,[6] however, on July 4, she was replaced by Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir.[7] In 2017, again Katrín was called to represent her country in UEFA Women's Euro.[8] This time, however, she not only went to the tournament but also played two matches, against France[9] and Switzerland.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Katrín til liðs við KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 May 2021). "Katrín aftur í Stjörnuna: "Hlakka til að byrja aftur af krafti"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Ísland – Skotland 2–3". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Stefánsson, Stefán. "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir ekki með á EM 2013 – Soffía Arnþrúður kemur inn". KSí. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "France1-0 Iceland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links edit
- Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at Soccerway
- Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at WorldFootball.net
- Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
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