Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir

Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992
Place of birth Iceland
Playing position Midfielder
Club 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– Stjarnan 39 (26)
National team
2007–2008 Iceland U17 11 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U19 15 (5)
2012 Iceland U23 1 (1)
2013– Iceland 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna the top-tier women's football league in Iceland.

Career

Club

Katrín made her debut for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top Icelandic league, on May 9, 2009 in a 1–1 home defeat to Valur at the age of 16 and 149 days. Two months later, on July 3, 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.

International

On September 22, 2007, Katrin debuted for Iceland U17 in a 3–0 away win over Ukraine.[1] Between April 2009 and April 2011, she played 15 games with the U-19 national team and scored five goals.[2] On June 1, 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.[3] On June 24, 2013, Katrín was included in the group called to represent Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013[4], however, on July 4, she was replaced by Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir.[5] In 2017, again Katrín was called to represent her country in UEFA Women's Euro.[6] This time, however, she not only went to the tournament but also played two matches, against France[7] and Switzerland.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Leikskýrsla". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ísland – Skotland 2–3". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Stefánsson, Stefán. "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir ekki með á EM 2013 – Soffía Arnþrúður kemur inn". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "France1-0 Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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