Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic footballer and a member of the Iceland women's national team. Prior to playing professionally abroad, she won the Icelandic Championship three years in a row with Valur, from 2007 to 2009.
![]() Sif in October 2017. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sif Atladóttir | ||
Date of birth | (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | FH | 22 | (5) |
2004 | KR | 14 | (8) |
2005 | FH | 12 | (4) |
2006 | Þróttur R. | 13 | (12) |
2007–2009 | Valur | 49 | (6) |
2010–2011 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | (2) |
2011–2021 | Kristianstads DFF | 151 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2004 | Iceland U-19 | 6 | (1) |
2006 | Iceland U-21 | 4 | (1) |
2007– | Iceland | 89 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2022 |
Sif, who began her career as a forward but later developed into a pacey full back,[1] left Icelandic club Valur for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2009–10 winter transfer window.[2]
In 2011, she moved to Kristianstads DFF following Saarbrücken's relegation. She missed the 2020 season due to being pregnant with her second child.[3] She returned to the court in April 2021[4] in her first competitive game since October 2019.[5]
In October 2021, Sif announced that she was moving to Iceland after 12 years playing abroad.[6]
Sif is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.
She made her senior national team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Italy at the Algarve Cup in March 2007.
On January 23, 2018, Sif played her seventieth game for the national team, the same number of games her father played for the men's national team.[7]
Sif is the daughter of Atli Eðvaldsson, former captain and coach of the men's national team. She was born in Germany while her father was playing professionally for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[8]
Her brother Emil Atlason is also a footballer who plays for KR and the Iceland national under-21 football team,[9] while sister Sara Atladóttir played for FH and the women's under-17 and under-19 national teams.[10] Uncle Jóhannes "Shuggy" Eðvaldsson played for Celtic.
Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009 | ||
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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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