Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir (born 17 December 1984) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for KR as a defensive midfielder. Þórunn Helga is part of Iceland's national team and has played professional football in Brazil.

Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir

Personal information
Full name	Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir[1]
Date of birth	(1984-12-17) 17 December 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	KR
Number	20
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Rhode Island Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2008	KR	94	(10)
2009–2010	Santos
2011	Flamengo
2012	Vitória
2013–2016	Avaldsnes IL	67	(0)
2017-	KR	56	(0)
National team‡
2001	Iceland U-17	4	(0)
2002	Iceland U-19	1	(0)
2002–2005	Iceland U-21	7	(0)
2009–	Iceland	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013

Club career

In 2004 Þórunn Helga played varsity soccer for Rhode Island Rams and was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.[2]

Following her return to KR, Þórunn Helga signed for Brazilian club Santos in October 2008. There she found success in the Copa Libertadores Femenina in both 2009 and 2010.

After a year with Flamengo in 2011 and Vitória in 2012, Þórunn Helga agreed to sign with Norway's Avaldsnes for the 2013 season.[3]

International career

Þórunn Helga was called into the senior Iceland squad for the first time in July 2009, for friendlies against England and Denmark.[4] She was not selected for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, but four years later, national team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson included her in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

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