Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Breiðablik | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Florida State Seminoles | 72 | (27) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Breiðablik | 55 | (28) |
2011–2012 | ÍBV | 29 | (16) |
2013–2014 | Breiðablik | 16 | (7) |
2015–2016 | Fylkir | 20 | (16) |
2016–2017 | Breiðablik | 26 | (23) |
2017 |
Hellas Verona | 8 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Breiðablik | 44 | (47) |
2019 | → PSV (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2020 |
→ AC Milan (loan) | 5 | (5) |
2020–2021 | Le Havre | 18 | (5) |
2021 | Hammarby | 8 | (1) |
2022 | Brann | 7 | (1) |
2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Iceland U16 | 4 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (10) |
2008–2011 | Iceland U19 | 25 | (17) |
2010– | Iceland | 72 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023 |
Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (born 18 January 1992), commonly anglicised as Berglind Björg Thorvalsdottir,[1] is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Iceland national team.
Club career
A prolific goal scorer since youth, Berglind Björg started her professional career at
On 25 August 2022, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of Berglind Björg on a two-year deal until June 2024.[3]
International career
Berglind Björg debuted for Iceland U17 on 17 September 2007, in a match against Latvia for the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[4] She participated in all the six matches Iceland played in the competition. Berglind Björg also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[5] On 24 April 2008 she started to play for the Iceland U19 team. Her first match was against Belgium in the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualification.[6] She also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds and 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds.[5] In 2010, Berglind Björg was called for the 2010 Algarve Cup and debuted in Iceland's first match in the competition on February 24 against the United States.[7][8] She also represented Iceland at the 2011 Algarve Cup, the 2016 Algarve Cup (when Iceland finished third) and the 2017 Algarve Cup.[5] On 6 April 2017, in a match against Slovakia, she scored her first international goal.[9] On 22 June 2017 she was included by coach Freyr Alexandersson in the squad that represented Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[10]
Personal life
Berglind is the sister of international footballer Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 21 February 2023[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2010 | 6 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 10 | 0 | |
2017 | 11 | 2 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 9 | 3 | |
2022 | 12 | 3 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 72 | 12 |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berglind Björg goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 April 2017 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 18 September 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Faroe Islands | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
3 | 6 April 2019 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
4 | 2–0 | |||||
5 | 26 November 2020 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification |
6 | 1 December 2020 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification |
7 | 15 June 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
8 | 25 November 2021 | Yanmar Stadion, Almere, Netherlands | Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
9 | 30 November 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
10 | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Belarus | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
11 | 29 June 2022 | Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland | Poland | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
12 | 10 July 2022 | Academy Stadium, Manchester, England | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
References
- ^ "BERGLIND THORVALDSDOTTIR". Florida State Seminoles. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (24 May 2020). "Berglind Björg: Hræðilegt að vera á Ítalíu undanfarnar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Berglind Björg Thorvaldsdottir joins Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Lettland – Ísland 1–7". KSí. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir". KSí. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Ísland – Belgía 0–1". KSí. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Hope Solo Saves Two Penalties as the USA Defeats Iceland 2–0 to Open 2010 Algarve Cup". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Bandaríkin – Ísland 2–0". KSí. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Slóvakía – Ísland 0–2". KSí. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán. "Sextán ára systir Gunnars Heiðars valin í landsliðið - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
External links
- Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir at Soccerway
- Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir at WorldFootball.net