Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir

Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 5 September 1987) is an Icelandic singer and a retired international footballer. Greta represented Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild her entire career, excepting university stints in the United States.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Greta Mjöll.
Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
Personal information
Full name Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
Date of birth (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2013 Breiðablik 108 (56)
National team
2002–2004 Iceland U-17 13 (5)
2003–2006 Iceland U-19 14 (14)
2005–2006 Iceland U-21 7 (1)
2005–2012 Iceland 28 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sports career
Club

She played with Breiðablik her entire senior career, but had many stints playing at university level in the USA while she studied there.[1] She won the league with Breiðablik in 2005 and the Icelandic Women's Cup in 2005 and 2013. She was forced to retire after the 2013 season due to a persisting knee injury.[2]

International

Greta played 28 games and scored three goals for Iceland during her career.[3]

International performance

[4]

Iceland national team
YearAppsGoals
200510
200681
200772
200850
201130
201240
Total283
International goals
Honours
  • Icelandic champion: 2005
  • Icelandic Women's Cup: 2005, 2013

Music career

Greta Mjöll participated in Söngvakeppnin, the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performing the song "Eftir eitt lag".[5] She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014. She did not qualify to the superfinal.[6]

Discography

Singles
  • 2014: "Eftir eitt lag"
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References
  1. "Greta Mjöll semur við Blika" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. "Greta Mjöll hætt í fótbolta" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. "Greta Mjöll hætt knattspyrnuiðkun" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. "Félagsmaður – Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. "Greta Mjöll úr boltanum í Eurovision" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. "Eftir eitt lag og Von komust áfram" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.


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