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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.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Berglind Björg.
Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
Þorvaldsdóttir with Florida State Seminoles in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club 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 69 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Club career


A prolific goal scorer since youth, Berglind Björg started her professional career at Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the women's football top-tier league in Iceland. In 2011, she moved to ÍBV, spending two seasons with the team. From August 2012 until June 2016, Berglind Björg attended the Florida State University in the United States. During this period, she divided her time between playing for Florida State Seminoles and brief stints playing for professional clubs in her native country: first with Breiðablik (2013 and 2014) and later with Fylkir (2015 and 2016). In July 2016, Berglind Björg definitively returned home to play again for Breiðablik. In September 2017, Berglind Björg left Iceland to play for Italy's Serie A club Verona. She had played five matches for the team when the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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 11 October 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201060
201110
201200
201300
201400
201520
2016100
2017112
201840
2019102
202042
202193
2022123
Total6912
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Berglind Björg goal.
List of international goals scored by Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 April 2017NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia Slovakia2–02–0Friendly
218 September 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Faroe Islands7–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
36 April 2019Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea South Korea1–03–2Friendly
42–0
526 November 2020NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia Slovakia1–13–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifcation
61 December 2020Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifcation
715 June 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Republic of Ireland1–02–0Friendly
825 November 2021Yanmar Stadion, Almere, Netherlands Japan2–02–0Friendly
930 November 2021AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus2–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
107 April 2022Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Belarus3–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1129 June 2022Stadion Dyskobolii Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland Poland1–13–1Friendly
1210 July 2022Academy Stadium, Manchester, England Belgium1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022

References


  1. "BERGLIND THORVALDSDOTTIR". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. Arnar Geir Halldórsson (24 May 2020). "Berglind Björg: Hræðilegt að vera á Ítalíu undanfarnar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "Berglind Björg Thorvaldsdottir joins Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. "Lettland – Ísland 1–7". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "Ísland – Belgía 0–1". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "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.
  8. "Bandaríkin – Ísland 2–0". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. "Slóvakía – Ísland 0–2". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán. "Sextán ára systir Gunnars Heiðars valin í landsliðið - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. "Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 24 August 2022.



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[de] Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir

Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (* 18. Januar 1992) ist eine isländische Fußballnationalspielerin, die seit 2022 für den norwegischen Verein Brann Bergen spielt.
- [en] Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir

[fr] Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir

Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir, née le 18 janvier 1992 dans les îles Vestmann, est une footballeuse internationale islandaise évoluant au poste d'attaquante au Paris Saint-Germain.

[it] Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir

Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (traslitterazione anglosassone Berglind Björg Thorvalsdóttir) (Vestmannaeyjar, 18 gennaio 1992) è una calciatrice islandese, attaccante del Paris Saint-Germain e della nazionale islandese.


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