Agla María Albertsdóttir

Agla María Albertsdóttir (born 5 August 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna the top-tier women's football league in Iceland.[1] She has won the Icelandic championship twice, in 2016 and 2018, and the Icelandic Cup once, in 2018.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Agla María.
Agla María Albertsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Iceland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Breiðablik
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Breiðablik 0 (0)
2015 Valur 8 (2)
2016–2017 Stjarnan 34 (8)
2018– Breiðablik 49 (31)
National team‡
2014–2016 Iceland U17 22 (4)
2015–2016 Iceland U19 5 (6)
2017– Iceland 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019

Playing career

Club career

Agla María came up through the junior ranks of Breiðablik and was first called up to the senior team in 2014 when she was an unused sub in a Úrvalsdeild kvenna game against Selfoss.[2] On June 30, 2015, Agla María moved to Valur where she made her professional debut on July 17, 2015, when she replaced Hildur Antonsdóttir in the 46th minute of a defeated against Þór/KA.[3] On January 14, 2016, she signed with Stjarnan. She won the Icelandic championship with the club in September that year.[4]

In January 2018, Agla María signed back with Breiðablik.[5] In August 2018, she assisted in both goals in Breiðablik's 2–1 victory against Stjarnan in the Icelandic Cup Finals.[6][7] On 17 September, she helped Breiðablik win the national championship after it defeated Selfoss in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[8] In March 2019, she signed a new 3-year contract with Breiðablik.[9]

National team career

Agla María debuted for Iceland U17 on Abril 13, 2014 at 15 years old in a match against Wales.[10] She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[11] On April 4, 2015, Agla María debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against France.[12] She subsequently was part of the group that tried to qualify for the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and for the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[11] On Abril 6, 2017 Agla María debuted for Iceland Senior Team in a match against Slovakia.[13] On June 22, 2017, she was called by coach Freyr Alexandersson to represent Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[14] She participated in all three matches Iceland played in the competition.[15][16][17]

Titles

References
  1. Sindri Sverrisson (28 May 2020). "Agla María hyggst klára námið og vanda valið fyrir atvinnumennsku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "Leikskýrsla: Selfoss - Breiðablik - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "THÓR / KA WLWLW 5 – 0 VALUR". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. Andri Yrkill Valsson (30 September 2016). "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari í fjórða sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (28 January 2018). "Tekur mikið á að kveðja Stjörnuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. Einar Sigurvinsson (17 August 2018). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Breiðablik 1-2 - Breiðablik bikarmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (17 August 2018). "Agla María: "Margar góðar vinkonur mínar í Stjörnunni en maður vill alltaf vinna"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. Kristján Jónsson (19 September 2018). "Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari 2018". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (24 March 2019). "Agla María framlengir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. "Wales – Ísland 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. "Agla María Albertsdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. "Frakkland – Ísland 5–0". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. "Slóvakía – Ísland 0–2". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  14. "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  15. "France 1–0 Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  17. "Iceland 0–3 Austria". UEFA. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


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