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]
 Harpa with Iceland in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1986 | ||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2017 | |||
Club career
editShe 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
editHarpa 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
editIn April 2011 Harpa gave birth to son Steinar Karl.[8] She returned to competitive football three months later.[9]
Honours
editClub
edit- Winner
- Úrvalsdeild: 2011
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012
- Icelandic Women's Football League Cup: 2013
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012
- Runner-up
International goals
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Harpa markadrottning 2013". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 August 2018). "Harpa með slitið krossband: "Heyrði smellinn"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Einar Sigurvinsson (17 August 2018). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Breiðablik 1-2 - Breiðablik bikarmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Bjarnadóttir on board for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Stefánsson, Stefán (24 June 2013). "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Markahæsta mamman". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 September 2013). "Harpa aftur heim í Stjörnuna: Fótboltinn er bara fíkn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
External links
edit- Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at fussballtransfers.com (in German)
- Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir at Soccerway
- Profile at soccerdonna.de (in German)
- Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
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