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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandra María Jessen | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Þór/KA | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Þór/KA | 116 | (75) |
| 2016 | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Slavia Praha (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | (1) |
| 2022– | Þór/KA | 27 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Iceland U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Iceland U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2012 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Iceland | 31 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2021 | |||
Sandra María Jessen (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Þór/KA and the Icelandic national football team. She won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA in 2012 and 2017 and was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year in 2018.
Club career
In February 2016, Sandra joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga season. She rejoined Þór/KA in May 2016.
On 28 September 2017 she won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA after defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2–0 with goals from herself and Sandra Stephany Mayor.
On 4 January 2018 Sandra joined Slavia Praha on loan until the end of April. She is scheduled to return before the start of the 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.
On 22 September 2018, Sandra was voted as the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year.
In January 2019, Sandra signed with Bayer Leverkusen.
In January 2022, Sandra signed back with Þór/KA. On 21 June 2023, she suffered a broken hand in a match against Tindastóll.
Honours
Þór/KA
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 2012, 2017
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013
- Icelandic Women's Cup: Runners-up 2013
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year: 2018
References
- Jón Júlíus Karlsson (3 February 2016). "Sandra María á láni til Bayer Leverkusen". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Félagsmaður - Sandra María Jessen". ksi.is. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 January 2018). "Sandra María lánuð til Tékklands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (22 September 2018). "Sandra best, Alexandra efnilegust og Bríet besti dómarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- Kristinn Páll Teitsson (11 January 2019). "Sandra María skrifar undir hjá Leverkusen". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (12 January 2022). "Sandra María í Þór/KA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- Sindri Sverrisson (23 June 2023). "Fann höndina fara í mjög óeðlilega stöðu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
External links
- Sandra Jessen at Soccerway
- Sandra Jessen at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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