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Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Career

Club

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

She sat out the 2019 season due to pregnancy. After playing for KR in 2020, Katrín returned to Stjarnan in 2021.

International

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

References

1. "Katrín til liðs við KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
2. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 May 2021). "Katrín aftur í Stjörnuna: "Hlakka til að byrja aftur af krafti"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
3. "Leikskýrsla". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
4. "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
5. "Ísland – Skotland 2–3". KSí. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. Stefánsson, Stefán. "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
7. "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir ekki með á EM 2013 – Soffía Arnþrúður kemur inn". KSí. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
8. "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
9. "France1-0 Iceland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
10. "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External links

• Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at Soccerway
• Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir at WorldFootball.net
• Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)

v t e Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017
1 G. Gunnarsdóttir 2 Atladóttir 3 I. Sigurðardóttir 4 Viggósdóttir 5 Jónsdóttir 6 Magnúsdóttir 7 S. Gunnarsdóttir (c) 8 Garðarsdóttir 9 Ásbjörnsdóttir 10 Brynjarsdóttir 11 Gísladóttir 12 S. Sigurðardóttir 13 Þráinsdóttir 14 M. Sigurðardóttir 15 Jensen 16 Þorsteinsdóttir 17 Albertsdóttir 18 Jessen 19 Kristjánsdóttir 20 Þorvaldsdóttir 21 Ásgrímsdóttir 22 Hönnudóttir 23 Friðriksdóttir Coach: Alexandersson

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