Sigríður Lára Garðarsdóttir, often nicknamed "Sísí",[1][2] (born 11 March 1994) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna the top-tier women's football league in Iceland.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2018 | ÍBV | 145 | (22) |
2018 | LSK | 8 | (1) |
2018–2019 | ÍBV | 18 | (3) |
2020 | FH | 16 | (0) |
2021– | Valur | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Iceland U17 | 14 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (4) |
2015 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Iceland | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2020 |
Sigríður Lára senior career started in 2009 for ÍBV in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna. Two years later, she played her first match in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2011. During her ÍBV career, she recorded 145 league appearances, scoring 22 goals.[3]
On 14 August 2018, with ÍBV in 5th place in the Úrvalsdeild, she was allowed to leave the club and sign with LSK of the Norwegian Toppserien.[2][1] She returned to ÍBV in November 2018 after helping LSK win the Norwegian championship.[4]
In 2019, she left ÍBV and signed a 2-year contract with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[5] She left FH following its relegation from the Úrvalsdeild and signed with Valur in January 2021.[6]
Sigríður Lára represented Iceland at the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, where Iceland finished fourth. She also represented her country in the qualifyings for the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In both occasions, Iceland failed to qualify.[7] Sigríður Lára debuted for the Icelandic senior team on February 14, 2016, in a 1–1 tie against Poland.[8] She also played for her country at the 2017 Algarve Cup. On June 22, 2017, Sigríður Lára was included by coach Freyr Alexandersson in the squad that represented Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[9] She played two matches in the tournament, against France[10] and Switzerland.[11]
In January 2018, it was reported that Sigríður had been diagnosed with arthritis, at the age of 23, and would have to take medication for the rest of her life to keep the symptoms down.[12]
Iceland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | ||
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