Hlín Eiríksdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hlín.
Hlín Eiríksdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kristianstads DFF
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Valur 80 (33)
2021–2022 Piteå IF 39 (10)
2023– Kristianstads 29 (11)
International career‡
2015–2017 Iceland U17 28 (15)
2016–2019 Iceland U19 17 (8)
2018– Iceland 35 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024

Hlín Eiríksdóttir (born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. She has been part of the Iceland women's national football team since 2018.

Career

Club

Hlín made her Úrvalsdeild debut with Valur in 2015. She played her first game on September 1, 2015, when she replaced Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir in the 64th minute in a 0–4 defeat against Þór/KA.[1] It would be her only appearance that summer. Hlín's first goal for her senior side came against Breiðablik on August 10, 2017 in a 2–0 win at home.[2]

In December 2020, Hlín signed with Piteå IF of the Swedish top-tier Damallsvenskan.[3] In November 2022, it was reported that she would not play for the team the following season.[4]

International

Hlín debuted for Iceland U17 on April 23, 2015 at 14 years old in a match against Wales.[5] She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[6] On August 25, 2016, Hlín debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against Poland.[7] On January 23, 2018 Hlín made her first appearance for Iceland senior team in a friendly match against Norway.[8] Hlín scored her first international goal against Denmark in the 2018 Algarve Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list the Iceland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 March 2018 Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal  Japan 1–1 1–2 2018 Algarve Cup
2. 7 March 2018 VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Denmark 1–1 1–1 (5–4 p)
3. 29 August 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Hungary 2–1 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4. 21 February 2023 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Philippines 4–0 5–0 2023 Pinatar Cup
5. 23 February 2024 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Serbia 1–1 1–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
6. 9 April 2024 New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
7. 4 June 2024 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Austria 1–0 2–1

Personal life

Eiríksdóttir's mother is former Iceland women's national football team player Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Valur – Þór/KA 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Valur – Breiðablik 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 December 2020). "Hlín í atvinnumennskuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 November 2022). "Piteå segir takk og bless við Hlín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Wales – Ísland 1–3". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Hlín Eiríksdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Ísland – Pólland 0–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Noregur – Ísland 2–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Opnaði markareikning sinn í sama landi og mamma hennar lokaði sínum fyrir 23 árum". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Leikmaður - Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-05-10.


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