Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir
{{short description|Icelandic footballer}}
{{Icelandic name|Katrín}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|11}}
| birth_place = Iceland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Stjarnan
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = KR
| caps1 = 51
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Þór/KA
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 23
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = Klepp
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2016–2018
| clubs4 = Stjarnan
| caps4 = 43
| goals4 = 28
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = KR
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2021-
| clubs6 = Stjarnan
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 7
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U17
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U19
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2011
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 5
| nationalteam3 = Iceland U23
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalteam4 = Iceland
| nationalyears4 = 2013–
| nationalcaps4 = 19
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| pcupdate = 20 July 2020
}}
Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Career
=Club=
Katrín made her debut for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top Icelandic league, on 9 May 2009 in a 1–1 home defeat to Valur at the age of 16 and 149 days. Two months later, on 3 July 2009, she scored her first professional goal in a 1:4 away defeat again against Valur. In 2012, she moved to Þór/KA. In 2015, she played one season for Klepp in the Norwegian top-tier league. In 2016, she signed with her current club, Stjarnan.
She sat out the 2019 season due to pregnancy.{{cite news |title=Katrín til liðs við KR |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2019/11/21/katrin_til_lids_vid_kr/ |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=21 November 2019 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507112856/https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2019/11/21/katrin_til_lids_vid_kr/ |url-status=live }} After playing for KR in 2020, Katrín returned to Stjarnan in 2021.{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Katrín aftur í Stjörnuna: "Hlakka til að byrja aftur af krafti" |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212106423d/katrin-aftur-i-stjornuna-hlakka-til-ad-byrja-aftur-af-krafti- |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=7 May 2021 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507111113/https://www.visir.is/g/20212106423d/katrin-aftur-i-stjornuna-hlakka-til-ad-byrja-aftur-af-krafti- |url-status=live }}
=International=
On 22 September 2007 Katrin debuted for Iceland U17 in a 3–0 away win over Ukraine.{{cite web|title=Leikskýrsla|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/opinskyrsla.asp?Leikur=166491|website=KSí|accessdate=2 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011629/http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/opinskyrsla.asp?Leikur=166491|url-status=live}} Between April 2009 and April 2011, she played 15 games with the U-19 national team and scored five goals.{{cite web|title=Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=169008&pListi=4|website=KSí|accessdate=2 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011647/http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=169008&pListi=4|url-status=live}} On 1 June 2013 Katrín debuted for the Iceland Senior Team in a 2–3 home defeat against Scotland, when she came as a substitute in the 90th minute for Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir.{{cite web|title=Ísland – Skotland 2–3|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/opinskyrsla.asp?Leikur=314635|website=KSí|accessdate=2 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011655/http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/leikskyrsla/opinskyrsla.asp?Leikur=314635|url-status=live}} On June 24, 2013, Katrín was included in the group called to represent Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013,{{cite web|last1=Stefánsson|first1=Stefán|title=Familiar squad for Iceland|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1417612768-34fe525bc964-1000--familiar-squad-for-iceland/|website=UEFA|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214634/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=1966766.html|url-status=live}} however, on July 4, she was replaced by Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir.{{cite web|title=Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir ekki með á EM 2013 – Soffía Arnþrúður kemur inn|url=http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/11062|website=KSí|accessdate=2 January 2018|archive-date=5 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905163420/http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/11062|url-status=dead}} In 2017, again Katrín was called to represent her country in UEFA Women's Euro.{{cite web|title=A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017|url=http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/14173|website=KSí|accessdate=2 January 2018|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327111418/http://www.ksi.is/landslid/nr/14173|url-status=dead}} This time, however, she not only went to the tournament but also played two matches, against France{{cite web|title=France1-0 Iceland|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2020898--france-vs-iceland/|website=UEFA|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=3 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203162311/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/matches/round=2000623/match=2020898/index.html#/|url-status=live}} and Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Iceland 1–2 Switzerland|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/match/2020907--iceland-vs-switzerland/lineups/|website=UEFA|access-date=2 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103031641/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/matches/round=2000623/match=2020907/lineups/index.html|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|katrin-asbjornsdottir/78805}}
- {{KSI player|169008}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|katrin-asbjoernsdottir}}
- {{UEFA|1906386}}
{{Iceland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2017}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ásbjörnsdóttir, Katrín}}
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
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