Lovísa Thompson (born 27 October 1999) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for Valur, and the Icelandic national team.[2] She has won both the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Cup three times each.[3]
| Lovísa Thompson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 October 1999 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valur | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2018 | Íþróttafélagið Grótta | ||
2018– | Valur | ||
2022 | → Ringkøbing | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Iceland | 29[1] | (69) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2022 | |||
In September 2018, she was included by EHF in a list of the twenty best young handballers to watch for the future.[4]
Playing career edit
She started her career with Íþróttafélagið Grótta during the 2013–2014, appearing in her first game on 1 February 2014.[5] She helped Grótta win the national championship in 2015, scoring the game winning goal with 3 seconds left in the deciding game of the Úrvalsdeild Finals.[6][7][8]
After Grótta vas relegated to 1. deild kvenna in 2018, Lovísa signed with Úrvalsdeild club Valur.[9] In 2019, she won the Icelandic Cup with Valur[10][11] where she was also named the Cup Finals MVP.[12]
In May 2022, Lovísa was loaned to Ringkøbing Håndbold of the Damehåndboldligaen.[13] She left the club in October 2022.[14]
In December 2022, Lovísa was loaned to Tertnes HE as an attempt to help the club avoid relegation from the highest ranked league in Norway, REMA 1000-ligaen.[15] Due to an injury, she didn't appear in any games for Tertnes and returned to Iceland.[16] In February, it was reported that she was scheduled for a surgery to fix a bone chip that was pushing on her achilles tendon.[3]
Titles, awards and achievements edit
Titles edit
- Icelandic champion (4):
- 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023
- Icelandic Cup (2):
- 2015, 2019
Awards edit
- Icelandic Cup Finals MVP:
- 2019
References edit
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (30 May 2022). "Lovísa er á förum frá Val". handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (26 September 2018). "Lovísa ein af 20 vonarstjörnum evrópsks handbolta". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ a b Sindri Sverrisson (7 February 2023). "Búin að vera að drepast í hásinunum í tvö og hálft ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "20 rising stars to watch for the future". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Grótta – Valur (23–22)". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "15 ára og tryggði Gróttu titilinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 November 2017). "Lovísa Thompson setti nýtt met í kaloríueyðslu í prófum landsliðsins – Myndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (1 June 2017). "Lovísa áfram á Nesinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Einar Örn Jónsson (2 May 2018). "Mikill liðsstyrkur til Vals". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (9 March 2019). "Lovísa: Ótrúlega gaman að vera í Val". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 March 2019). "Lovísa er langbesti leikmaðurinn í þessari deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (9 March 2019). "Geggjað frá A til Ö". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (31 May 2022). "Get verið ung og efnileg aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Lovísa farin frá Danmörku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Tar grep for å unngå nedrykk: Lovisa (23) på plass i Bergen for å redde Tertnes". ba.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Hætt við félagaskipti Lovísu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links edit
- Profile at eurohandball.com