Elín Metta Jensen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elín Metta Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015– | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Valur | 73 | (54) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Iceland U-17 | 14 | (17) |
| 2011–2014 | Iceland U-19 | 19 | (9) |
| 2012– | Iceland U-23 | 2 | (3) |
| 2013– | Iceland | 12 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2016. | |||
Elín Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer. She plays as a striker for Florida State Seminoles and the Iceland national team.
Club career
Jensen has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012 she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Jensen signed a new three-year contract with Valur in November 2013.[3]
International career
Jensen made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2013, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary.
She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]
Honours
Club
Winner
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2010, 2011
Runner-up
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012
- Icelandic Women's League Cup: 2013
- Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012
References
- ↑ Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (13 July 2010). "Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 September 2012). "Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Elín Metta áfram hjá Val". RUV.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
External links
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- Profile at ksi.is (Icelandic)
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