Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
{{short description|Icelandic singer and footballer}}
{{icelandic name|Greta Mjöll|male}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
| fullname = Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|9|5}}
| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Breiðablik
| years1 = 2003–2013 | caps1 = 108 | goals1 = 56 | clubs1 = Breiðablik
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2006
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2006
| nationalyears4 = 2005–2012
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U-17
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U-19
| nationalteam3 = Iceland U-21
| nationalteam4 = Iceland
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalcaps4 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 3
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}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2012/12/21/greta_mjoll_semur_vid_blika/|title=Greta Mjöll semur við Blika |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=mbl.is|language=Icelandic}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.visir.is/greta-mjoll-haett-i-fotbolta/article/2013131019736|title=Greta Mjöll hætt í fótbolta |date=10 December 2013 |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=visir.is|language=Icelandic}}
;International
Greta played 28 games and scored three goals for Iceland during her career.{{cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/sport/fotbolti/2013/10/12/greta_mjoll_haett_knattspyrnuidkun/|title=Greta Mjöll hætt knattspyrnuiðkun |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=mbl.is|language=Icelandic}}
;International performance
{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=141290&pListi=4|title=Félagsmaður – Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=ksi.is|language=Icelandic}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Iceland national team | ||
| 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
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%" |
| #
!Date !Location !Opponent !Score !Result !Competition |
|---|
| 1.
|June 18, 2006 |{{fbw|POR}} |{{center|2–0}} |{{center|3–0}} |
| 2.
|March 14, 2007 |{{fbw|CHI}} |{{center|2–0}} |{{center|4–1}} |
| 3.
|May 31, 2007 |{{fbw|GRE}} |{{center|3–0}} |{{center|3–0}} |
;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".{{cite web|url=http://fotbolti.net/news/27-01-2014/greta-mjoll-ur-boltanum-i-eurovision|title=Greta Mjöll úr boltanum í Eurovision |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=fotbolti.net|language=Icelandic}} She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014. She did not qualify to the superfinal.{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/eftir-eitt-lag-og-von-komust-afram|title=Eftir eitt lag og Von komust áfram |date=February 2014 |accessdate=3 February 2014|publisher=ruv.is|language=Icelandic}}
Discography
=Singles=
- 2014: "Eftir eitt lag"
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{KSÍ player|141290}}
- {{Soccerway|greta-mjoll-samuelsdottir/9827}}
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Category:Icelandic women pop singers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
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