Arna Ásgrímsdóttir

Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir (born 12 August 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Icelandic club Þór/KA and the Iceland national team. She had previously played for Valur in Iceland and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in Sweden.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arna Sif.
Arna Ásgrímsdóttir
Personal information
Full name Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir
Date of birth (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland[1]
Playing position(s) Centre-back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Þór/KA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Þór/KA 135 (25)
2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 19 (0)
2016–2017 Valur 30 (5)
2017 AGSM Verona 5 (0)
2018– Þór/KA 27 (6)
National team‡
2014– Iceland 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Club career

In 2011 Arna Sif became captain of Þór/KA and switched from playing in midfield to central defence. After guiding the club to their first ever Úrvalsdeild title in 2012, she was named Akureyri's Athlete of the Year.[2] Arna Sif joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in February 2015, after impressing in a short trial period.[3] At 22-years-old she had played for Þór/KA for the previous eight seasons.[4]

In November 2015, she returned to play in the Úrvalsdeild when she sign a contract with Valur.[5]

International career

Arna Sif made her senior debut for the Iceland national team in August 2014, playing in a 1–0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Denmark at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík.[6]

Honours
Þór Akureyri[7]

Winner

  • Úrvalsdeild: 2012
  • Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013

Runners-up

  • Icelandic Women's Cup: 2013
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References
  1. Ernir, Þröstur (18 February 2013). "Öllu fórnað fyrir fótboltann" (in Icelandic). Vikudagur. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir íþróttamaður Akureyrar 2012" (in Icelandic). Þór Akureyri. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. "Arna-Sif Ásgrímsdóttir klar för KGFC" (in Swedish). Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Arna Sif æfir með Gautaborg" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. "Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir and Elísa Viðarsdóttir sign an agreement with Football Valur: huge strength" (in Icelandic). Valur. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. "Arna Sif lék sinn fyrsta A-landsleik" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. Arna Ásgrímsdóttir at Soccerway


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