Icelandic footballer
Elín Metta Jensen
Elín Metta Jensen in October 2017
Full name
Elín Metta Jensen Date of birth
(1995-03-01 ) 1 March 1995 (age 29) Place of birth
Reykjavík , Iceland Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Position(s)
Striker Current team
Þróttur Reykjavík Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2015–2017
Florida State
34
(8) Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2010–2022
Valur
183
(132) 2023–
Þróttur Reykjavík
5
(2) 2010–2012
Iceland U17
14
(17) 2011–2014
Iceland U19
19
(9) 2012–2015
Iceland U23
2
(3) 2013–
Iceland
62
(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2022
Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Þróttur Reykjavík . Elín represented her country at the 2013 , 2017 and 2022 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship .
Club career
Elín 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] Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title.[ 3] Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.[ 4]
International career
Elín made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary . Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014.[ 5] Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over Germany in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate Dagný Brynjarsdóttir .[ 6] Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 , scoring the winning goal against Slovakia at home and the equalizer against Sweden , also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers .[ 7]
Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 , 2017 and 2022 .[ 8]
Honours
Jensen at Florida State
Club
Valur
Winner
Runner-up
Individual
Career statistics
Club
As of 20 August 2021 [ 9]
International goals
As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal. [ 10]
References
External links
Awards
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Besta deild kvenna
Iceland squads
a Í. Gunnarsdóttir replaced Ívarsdóttir after Iceland's first match.