Hlín Eiríksdóttir

Hlín Eiríksdóttir (born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna the top-tier women's football league in Iceland and the Iceland women's national football team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hlín.
Hlín Eiríksdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000
Place of birth Iceland
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Valur
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Valur 67 (27)
National team
2015–2017 Iceland U17 28 (15)
2016– Iceland U19 15 (8)
2018– Iceland 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club

Hlín made her Úrvalsdeild debut with Valur in 2015. She played her first game on September 1, 2015, when she replaced Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir in the 64th minute in a 0–4 defeat against Þór/KA.[1] It would be her only appearance that summer. Hlín's first goal for her senior side came against Breiðablik on August 10, 2017 in a 2–0 win at home.[2]

International

Hlín debuted for Iceland U17 on April 23, 2015 at 14 years old in a match against Wales.[3] She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[4] On August 25, 2016, Hlín debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against Poland.[5] On January 23, 2018 Hlín debuted for Iceland Senior Team in a friendly match against Norway.[6] Hlín scored her first international goal against Denmark in the 2018 Algarve Cup.

Personal life

Eiríksdóttir's mother is former Iceland women's national football team player Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir.[7][8]

References
  1. "Valur – Þór/KA 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "Valur – Breiðablik 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. "Wales – Ísland 1–3". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. "Hlín Eiríksdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. "Ísland – Pólland 0–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. "Noregur – Ísland 2–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. "Opnaði markareikning sinn í sama landi og mamma hennar lokaði sínum fyrir 23 árum". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. "Leikmaður - Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-05-10.


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