Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir (born 14 September 1986) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club IFK Kalmar and the Iceland national team. Although primarily a left-back, she can also play further forward as a left winger.
![]() Before Iceland's Euro 2013 play-off against Ukraine in October 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir | ||
Date of birth | (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, Left wing | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Kalmar | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
ÍA | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | ÍA | 14 | (1) |
2006–2011 | Valur | 96 | (31) |
2012–2013 | Piteå IF | 40 | (1) |
2014 | Torres | 13 | (1) |
2014 | Valur | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Breiðablik | 36 | (2) |
2017 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Valur | 51 | (1) |
2021 | AIK | 12 | (0) |
2022- | IFK Kalmar | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | Iceland U-17 | 7 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Iceland U-19 | 9 | (0) |
2005 | Iceland U-21 | 2 | (0) |
2008– | Iceland | 128 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:16, 7 December 2021 (UTC) |
She played for Valur from 2006 to 2011 before moving to Sweden. In December 2011 Hallbera went on trial with KIF Örebro DFF who made a contract offer,[2] but she opted to join Piteå instead.
In 2014, she joined Torres of the Italian women's Serie A. [3]
Hallbera made her senior international debut at the 2008 edition of the Algarve Cup, in a 2–0 win over Poland.
She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4]
Hallbera's father Gísli Gíslason is a former mayor of Akranes.[5]
Winner
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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