Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Selfoss, and collegiate soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.
![]() Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in October 2017. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Hella, Iceland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 10 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Florida State | 87 | (44) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | KFR/Ægir | 11 | (3) |
2007–2013 | Valur | 96 | (30) |
2014 | Selfoss | 11 | (7) |
2015 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (2) |
2015 | Selfoss | 17 | (10) |
2016–2019 | Portland Thorns | 53 | (6) |
2020 | Selfoss | 13 | (5) |
2021– | West Ham United | 33 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Iceland U17 | 10 | (4) |
2007–2009 | Iceland U19 | 16 | (0) |
2012 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (1) |
2010– | Iceland | 107 | (37) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 15 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022 |
Dagný started playing football when she was six years old, with her first club, KFR from Hella and Hvolsvöllur. She played for them in 2006 as they competed in a joint effort with Ægir from Þorlákshöfn. Since 2007 she has played for Valur from Reykjavík in the best women's league in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild.
In 2011 Dagný began attending Florida State University and began playing for Florida State Seminoles.[2] She returned to Iceland to play for Valur during the summer months.
Dagný attended Florida State University where she was a four-year starter from 2011–2014 for the Seminoles in the midfielder position. She helped lead the Seminoles to a national championship in 2014. Dagný holds the school record for 19 game-winning goals and is second in total goals (44), shots (232), and points (111). She was a first team All-American in 2014 and the runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given annually to the best college female soccer player.[3] She was named Soccer America 2014 Women's Player of the Year.[4] She was also named as a first team Scholar All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.[5]
In 2014, Dagný played for Selfoss.[6] In 2015, she signed for the second half of the season to the German Frauen-Bundesliga team Bayern München.[7]
After her career at Florida State, Dagný did not sign up for the 2015 draft to play in the National Women's Soccer League in the United States. In May 2015, she attempted to play during the 2015 season with the Western New York Flash, but was prevented from doing so by league rules.[8]
In October 2015, the Portland Thorns FC announced that they had acquired rights for her from the Boston Breakers and that she would play for the Thorns in the 2016 NWSL season.[9]
After spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the Thorns, it was announced that Dagný would miss the 2018 season due to pregnancy. She gave birth to a son in June 2018 and returned to training with the team in March 2019.[10][11]
In 2019, Dagný left the Thorns, citing the difficulty of raising her son so far away from her home nation and family, and returned to Iceland to sign with Selfoss.[12][13]
On 28 January 2021, Dagný signed for FA WSL side West Ham United.[14][15]
Dagný made her debut for the senior Iceland national football team at the 2010 Algarve Cup; in a 2–0 defeat to the United States on 24 February 2010.[16] She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[17] In Iceland's final group match against the Netherlands, Dagný headed the only goal of the game to secure her team's place in the quarter-finals.[18] It later emerged that she had played the game with a broken foot, sustained in the previous match against Germany.[19] On 7 April 2022, she played her 100th match for Iceland in a 5–0 win over Belarus in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[20]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Game Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 October 2011 | The Oval, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 0–2 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
2. | 21 June 2012 | Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria | ![]() | 0–6 | 0–10 | |
3. | 25 October 2012 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying play-off round |
4. | 17 July 2013 | Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö, Sweden | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 |
5. | 22 September 2015 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifiying |
6. | 26 September 2015 | Lendava Sports Park, Lendava, Slovenia | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–6 | |
7. | 0–6 | |||||
8. | 12 April 2016 | FC Minsk Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | ![]() | 0–5 | 0–5 | |
9. | 7 June 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 8–0 | 8–0 | |
10. | 16 September 2016 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
11. | 3–0 | |||||
12. | 20 October 2017 | BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany | ![]() | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
13. | 1–3 | |||||
14. | 24 October 2017 | Městský stadion, Znojmo, Czech Republic | ![]() | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
15. | 29 August 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualification |
16. | 8 October 2019 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja, Latvia | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–6 | |
17. | 17 September 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 3–0 | 9–0 | |
18. | 4–0 | |||||
19. | 6–0 | |||||
20. | 11 June 2021 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
21. | 22 October 2021 | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
22. | 26 October 2021 | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
23. | 17 February 2022 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 SheBelieves Cup |
24. | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
25. | 18 July 2022 | New York Stadium, Rotherham, England | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
26. | 2 September 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
27. | 5–0 | |||||
Dagný gave birth to son Brynjar in June 2018, making her one of several mothers playing in NWSL.[11] She subsequently married the father, Omar Pall, in July 2019.[21]
Winner
Runner-up
West Ham United F.C. Women – current squad | |
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Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year | |
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Player of the Year | |
Offensive Player of the Year | |
Defensive Player of the Year | |
Midfielder of the Year |
Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2013 | ||
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Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | ||
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Soccer America Women's Player of the Year | |
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