Elín Metta Jensen

Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer. She plays as a striker for Valur. Elín has been part of Iceland's national team since 2012 and represented her country at the 2013 and 2017 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Elín.

Elín Jensen
Elín Metta Jensen in October 2017
Personal information
Full name Elín Metta Jensen
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Valur
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Florida State 34 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Valur 151 (114)
National team‡
2010–2012 Iceland U-17 14 (17)
2011–2014 Iceland U-19 19 (9)
2012– Iceland U-23 2 (3)
2013– Iceland 52 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2020

Club career

Elín has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title.[3] Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.[4]

International career

Elín made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary. Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014.[5] Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over Germany in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.[6] Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, scoring the winning goal against Slovakia at home and the equalizer against Sweden, also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers.[7] Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and 2017.[8]

Honours

Club
Valur

Winner

Runner-up

Individual

International goals
As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal.[9]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2014Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland10 Malta
2–0
5–0
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2
5–0
3 4 March 2016Est. Bela Vista Parchal, Algarve, Portugal15 Denmark
1–0
4–1
2016 Algarve Cup
4 7 June 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland20 North Macedonia
3–0
8–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
5 6 April 2017NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia26 Slovakia
1–0
2–0
Friendly
6 18 September 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland30 Faroe Islands
1–0
8–0
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7
3–0
8 20 October 2017BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany31 Germany
2–1
3–2
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9 21 January 2019La Manga, La Manga, Spain37 Scotland
1–0
2–1
Friendly
10
2–0
11 29 August 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland43 Hungary
1–0
4–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
12
4–1
13 2 September 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland44 Slovakia
1–0
1–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
14 8 October 2019Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia46 Latvia
4–0
6–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
15 17 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland50 Latvia
1–0
9–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
16 22 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland51 Sweden
1–1
1–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

References
  1. Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (13 July 2010). "Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 September 2012). "Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "Óskar Örn og Elín Metta leikmenn ársins á lokahófi KSÍ og Leikmannasamtakanna". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Elín Metta gerir nýjan þriggja ára samning hjá Val". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. "Ísland slátraði Möltu í undankeppni HM". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. "Þýskaland-Ísland 2–3". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. "Elín Metta markahæst í riðlinum". Vísir.is. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. "Elín Metta Jensen". ksi.is. Retrieved 15 March 2020.


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