Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir

Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir (born 16 September 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for the University of Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference of the NCAA. She debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2016.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is matronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Elín Sóley.
Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir
No. 20 – Tulsa Golden Hurricane
PositionForward
LeagueAAC
Personal information
Born (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
CollegeTulsa (2018–present)
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Breiðablik
2015Hamar
2015–2016Breiðablik
2016–2018Valur
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Elín came up through the junior teams of Breiðablik and debuted with its senior team in the later part of the 2012–13 season where she averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in three games. The following season she helped Breiðablik win the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She appeared in 27 games during the 2014–15 Úrvalsdeild season, averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. The following season she signed with Hamar but left the team after two games and signed back with Breiðablik, this time in the 1. deild kvenna.[1] In 17 games for Breiðablik, she averaged 11.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

After the season, she signed with Valur.[2] On 13 April 2018, she helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals, after posting 18 points and 12 rebounds in a series winning game against Keflavík.[3] In the finals, Valur lost 2-3 to Haukar.

After the finals ended, Elín joined the University of Tulsa.[4][5]

National team career

Elín played her first games for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2016.[6][7]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 July 2015). "Árni Þór fær "sínar" stelpur og Elínu til sín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 July 2016). "Sömdu við Val áður en þær fóru í landsliðsferð til Bosníu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 April 2018). "Valur komið í úrslit Íslandsmótsins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. Hjörvar Ólafsson (18 April 2018). "Elín Sóley frá Hlíðarenda til Tulsa". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. Davíð Eldur (8 April 2020). "Elín Sóley eftir annað árið með Tulsa Golden Hurricane "Markmiðið að vera í byrjunarliðinu"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. "Gunnhildur fer með til Slóvakíu - Ívar valdi bæði Emelíu Ósk og Thelmu Dís". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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