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(Redirected from Arna Sif Ásgrímsdóttir) Icelandic footballer 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 (age 32)
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Position(s) Centre-back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team Valur
Number 4
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)
2018–2021 Þór/KA 62 (10)
2022- Valur 41 (6)
International career
2014– Iceland 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:34, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

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.

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. Arna Sif joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in February 2015, after impressing in a short trial period. At the age of 22 she had played for Þór/KA for the previous eight seasons.

In November 2015, she returned to play in the Úrvalsdeild when she signed a contract with Valur.

International career

Arna Sif made her senior debut for the Iceland national team in August 2014, playing in a World Cup qualifying match lost to Denmark by 1-0 at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík.

Honours

Þór Akureyri

Winner

Runners-up

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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 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

External links

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