Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir

Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Katrín.
Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 KR
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 KR 51 (10)
2012–2014 Þór/KA 42 (23)
2015 Klepp 9 (2)
2016–2018 Stjarnan 43 (28)
2020- KR 0 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Iceland U17 11 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U19 15 (5)
2012 Iceland U23 1 (1)
2013– Iceland 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Career

Club

Katrín made her debut for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top Icelandic league, on May 9, 2009 in a 1–1 home defeat to Valur at the age of 16 and 149 days. Two months later, on July 3, 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.

International

On September 22, 2007, Katrin debuted for Iceland U17 in a 3–0 away win over Ukraine.[1] Between April 2009 and April 2011, she played 15 games with the U-19 national team and scored five goals.[2] On June 1, 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.[3] On June 24, 2013, Katrín was included in the group called to represent Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013,[4] however, on July 4, she was replaced by Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir.[5] In 2017, again Katrín was called to represent her country in UEFA Women's Euro.[6] This time, however, she not only went to the tournament but also played two matches, against France[7] and Switzerland.[8]

References
  1. "Leikskýrsla". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. "Ísland – Skotland 2–3". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. Stefánsson, Stefán. "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. "Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir ekki með á EM 2013 – Soffía Arnþrúður kemur inn". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. "France1-0 Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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