Thelma Björk Einarsdóttir (born 11 July 1990) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder and defender.[1][2] She capped 12 times for the Icelandic national team from 2010 to 2017. Thelma spent the majority of her career with Valur in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning the national championship six times and the Icelandic Cup three times.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996-2009 | Valur | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | California Golden Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006-2013 | Valur | 66 | (4) |
| 2014-2015 | Selfoss | 11 | (0) |
| 2016-2019 | Valur | 42 | (2) |
| 2021 | KR | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Iceland U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007-2009 | Iceland U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | Iceland U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010-2017 | Iceland | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2021 | |||
She announced her retirement from football in February 2020.[4] However, she returned to football in August 2021, appearing in 6 matches for KR in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 June 2018). "Meiri hasar að vera á miðjunni en í bakverðinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Sara McMahon (29 July 2011). "Ekkert skemmtilegra en fótbolti". Fréttablaðið - Föstudagur (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (3 February 2020). "Thelma Björk leggur skóna á hilluna". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (3 February 2020). "Thelma Björk hætt í fótbolta". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (7 August 2021). "Thelma tekur fram skóna og spilar með KR (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Alexandra Bía Sumarliðadóttir (19 August 2021). "Thelma Björk: Fékk símtal korter fyrir lok á glugganum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links
edit- Thelma Björk Einarsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Thelma Björk Einarsdóttir at Soccerway
- Cal Golden Bears Bio
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