Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 18, 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
Number | 20 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Florida State University | 72 | (23) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Breiðablik | 63 | (30) |
2011–2012 | ÍBV | 29 | (16) |
2013–2014 | Breiðablik | 16 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Fylkir | 20 | (16) |
2016–2017 | Breiðablik | 26 | (23) |
2017 | Verona | 8 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Breiðablik | 44 | (47) |
2019 | → PSV (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2020 | → Milan (loan) | 5 | (5) |
2020-2021 | Le Havre | 18 | (5) |
2021 | Hammarby IF | 8 | (1) |
2022- | Brann | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008–2009 | Iceland U17 | 13 | (11) |
2008–2011 | Iceland U19 | 25 | (17) |
2010– | Iceland | 57 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (born January 18, 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Brann, Norway, in the Toppserien.
Career[]
Club[]
A prolific goal scorer since youth, Berglind Björg started her professional career at Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the women's football top-tier league in Iceland. In 2011, she moved to ÍBV, spending two seasons with the team. From August 2012 until June 2016, Berglind Björg attended the Florida State University in the United States. On this period, she divided her time between playing for Florida State Seminoles and brief stints playing for professional clubs in her native country. First with Breiðablik (2013 and 2014) and later with Fylkir (2015 and 2016). In July 2016, Berglind Björg definitively returned home to play again for Breiðablik. In September 2017, Berglind Björg left Iceland to play in Italy Serie A's club Verona. She had played 5 matches for the team when the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
International[]
Berglind Björg debuted for Iceland U17 on September 17, 2007, in a match against Latvia for the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[2] She participated in all the six matches Iceland played in the competition. Berglind Björg also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[3] On April 24, 2008, she started to play for the Iceland U19 team. Her first match was against Belgium in the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualification.[4] Berglind Björg also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds and 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds.[3] In 2010, Berglind Björg was called for the 2010 Algarve Cup and debuted in Iceland's first match in the competition on February 24 against the United States.[5][6] She also represented Iceland at the 2011 Algarve Cup, 2016 Algarve Cup (when Iceland finished third) and 2017 Algarve Cup.[3] On April 6, 2017, in a match against Slovakia, Berglind Björg scored her first international goal.[7] On June 22, 2017, she was included by coach Freyr Alexandersson on the squad that represented Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[8]
References[]
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (May 24, 2020). "Berglind Björg: Hræðilegt að vera á Ítalíu undanfarnar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Lettland – Ísland 1–7". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ísland – Belgía 0–1". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Hope Solo Saves Two Penalties as the USA Defeats Iceland 2–0 to Open 2010 Algarve Cup". US Soccer. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Bandaríkin – Ísland 2–0". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "Slóvakía – Ísland 0–2". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Iceland women's international footballers
- Icelandic women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Breiðablik women's football players
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players
- Fylkir women's football players
- A.S.D. AGSM Verona F.C. players
- PSV (women) players
- A.C. Milan Women players
- Le Havre AC players