Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Harpa.
Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir
Harpa with Iceland in 2013
Personal information
Full name Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir
Date of birth (1986-06-27) 27 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Garðabær, Iceland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Stjarnan 84 (34)
2008–2010 Breiðablik 47 (23)
2011–2018 Stjarnan 120 (123)
International career‡
2002–2003 Iceland U17 9 (2)
2003–2004 Iceland U19 8 (3)
2006 Iceland U21 3 (0)
2006–2018 Iceland 67 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2017

Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 27 June 1986) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. During her career, she won both the Úrvalsdeild and the Icelandic Cup three times. She scored 181 goals in 252 matches in the Úrvalsdeild, and was the league's top scorer on three occasions. She played 67 matches for the Iceland national team, scoring 19 goals.[1]

Club career

She played for Stjarnan from 2002 to 2007 before moving to Breiðablik. In 2011, she moved back to Stjarnan. In 2013 Harpa was top goalscorer in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna with 28 goals in 18 games.[2] On 17 August 2018, Harpa tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the Icelandic cup finals[3] where Stjarnan lost 1–2 against Breiðablik.[4] After missing the 2019 season, she announced her retirement in March 2020.[1]

International career

Harpa made her debut for the Iceland national team in March 2006, a 1–0 friendly defeat to England at Carrow Road.[5] She broke her leg in July 2009 and was removed from Iceland's UEFA Women's Euro 2009 squad, to be replaced by Kristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir.[6]

National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Harpa in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7]

Personal life

In April 2011 Harpa gave birth to son Steinar Karl.[8] She returned to competitive football three months later.[9]

Honours

Club

Stjarnan

Winner
Runner-up

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 March 2009 Olhão, Portugal  China 1–1 1–2 2009 Algarve Cup
2. 7 March 2014 Lagos, Portugal  Norway 2–1 2–1 2014 Algarve Cup
3. 12 March 2014 Albufeira,Portugal  Sweden 1–0 2–1
4. 2–1
5. 10 April 2014 Ta'Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 8–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 4–0
7. 6–0
8. 17 September 2014 Reykjavík, Iceland  Serbia 1–0 9–1
9. 7–1
10. 22 October 2015 Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
11. 26 October 2015 Lendava, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 6–0
12. 6–0
13. 12 April 2016 Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–0 5–0
14. 3–0
15. 4–0
16. 3 June 2016 Falkirk, Scotland  Scotland 2–0 4–0
17. 8 June 2016 Reykjavík, Iceland  North Macedonia 2–0 8–0
18. 5–0
19. 6–0
20. 10 April 2018 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 3–0 5–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (20 March 2020). "Harpa ólétt og búin að leggja skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Harpa markadrottning 2013". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 August 2018). "Harpa með slitið krossband: "Heyrði smellinn"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ Einar Sigurvinsson (17 August 2018). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Breiðablik 1-2 - Breiðablik bikarmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Bjarnadóttir on board for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ^ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Markahæsta mamman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Harpa aftur heim í Stjörnuna: Fótboltinn er bara fíkn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 19 July 2011.


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