Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir | ||
Date of birth | (1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Breiðablik | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2013 | Breiðablik | 108 | (56) |
International career | |||
2002–2004 | Iceland U-17 | 13 | (5) |
2003–2006 | Iceland U-19 | 14 | (14) |
2005–2006 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (1) |
2005–2012 | Iceland | 28 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 5 September 1987) is an Icelandic singer and a retired international footballer. Greta represented Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild her entire career, excepting university stints in the United States.
Sports career
- Club
She played with Breiðablik her entire senior career, but had many stints playing at university level in the USA while she studied there.[1] She won the league with Breiðablik in 2005 and the Icelandic Women's Cup in 2005 and 2013. She was forced to retire after the 2013 season due to a persisting knee injury.[2]
- International
Greta played 28 games and scored three goals for Iceland during her career.[3]
- International performance
[4]
Iceland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2005 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | 8 | 1 |
2007 | 7 | 2 |
2008 | 5 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
2012 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 3 |
- International goals
# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | June 18, 2006 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Fifa World Cup Qual. |
2. | March 14, 2007 | Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
3. | May 31, 2007 | Kaisariani, Greece | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2009 Qual. |
- Honours
- Icelandic champion: 2005
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2005, 2013
Music career
Greta Mjöll participated in Söngvakeppnin, the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performing the song "Eftir eitt lag".[5] She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014. She did not qualify to the superfinal.[6]
Discography
Singles
- 2014: "Eftir eitt lag"
References
- ^ "Greta Mjöll semur við Blika" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Greta Mjöll hætt í fótbolta" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Greta Mjöll hætt knattspyrnuiðkun" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Félagsmaður – Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Greta Mjöll úr boltanum í Eurovision" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Eftir eitt lag og Von komust áfram" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links
- Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir at Soccerway
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