Elín Metta Jensen
![]() Elín Metta Jensen in October 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elín Metta Jensen | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Number | 10 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Florida State | 34 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Valur | 167 | (125) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | 14 | (17) | |
2011–2014 | 19 | (9) | |
2012–2015 | 2 | (3) | |
2013– | Iceland | 58 | (16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2021 |
Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer. She plays as a striker for Valur. Elín has been part of Iceland's national team since 2012 and represented her country at the 2013 and 2017 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Club career[]
Elín has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title.[3] Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.[4]
International career[]
Elín made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary. Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014.[5] Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over Germany in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.[6] Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, scoring the winning goal against Slovakia at home and the equalizer against Sweden, also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers.[7] Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and 2017.[8]
Honours[]
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Club[]
Winner
- Icelandic Champion 2010, 2019, 2021
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2010, 2011
- : 2017
Runner-up
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012
- : 2013, 2019
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012, 2020
Individual[]
- Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2019
- Úrvalsdeild Golden Boot: 2012
Career Statistics[]
Club[]
As of 20 August 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | Icelandic Cup | League Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Valur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | |||
17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | |||
18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | |||
2015 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | ||
10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
2017 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | ||
17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | |||
18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | |||
Úrvalsd. | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | ||
16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | |||
Career total | 167 | 125 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 243 | 185 |
International goals[]
- As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 June 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 10 | ![]() |
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
2 | |||||||
3 | 4 March 2016 | , Algarve, Portugal | 15 | ![]() |
2016 Algarve Cup | ||
4 | 7 June 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 20 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | ||
5 | 6 April 2017 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | 26 | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
6 | 18 September 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 30 | ![]() |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
7 | |||||||
8 | 20 October 2017 | BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | 31 | ![]() |
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
9 | 21 January 2019 | La Manga, La Manga, Spain | 37 | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
10 | |||||||
11 | 29 August 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 43 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | ||
12 | |||||||
13 | 2 September 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 44 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | ||
14 | 8 October 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 46 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | ||
15 | 17 September 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 50 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying | ||
16 | 22 September 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 51 | ![]() |
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
References[]
- ^ Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (13 July 2010). "Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 September 2012). "Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Óskar Örn og Elín Metta leikmenn ársins á lokahófi KSÍ og Leikmannasamtakanna". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Elín Metta gerir nýjan þriggja ára samning hjá Val". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Ísland slátraði Möltu í undankeppni HM". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Þýskaland-Ísland 2–3". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Elín Metta markahæst í riðlinum". Vísir.is. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Elín Metta Jensen leikjaferill". ksi.is.
- ^ "Elín Metta Jensen". ksi.is. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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- Elín Metta Jensen – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
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