Hlín Eiríksdóttir

Icelandic footballer

Hlín Eiríksdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Iceland,
Position(s)	Midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	Piteå IF
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Valur	78	(33)
2021–2022	Piteå IF	39	(11)
International career^‡
2015–2017	Iceland U17	28	(15)
2016–2019	Iceland U19	17	(8)
2018–	Iceland	23	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2023

Hlín Eiríksdóttir (born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who last played as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF. She has been part of the Iceland women's national football team since 2018.

Career

Club

Hlín made her Úrvalsdeild debut with Valur in 2015. She played her first game on September 1, 2015, when she replaced Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir in the 64th minute in a 0–4 defeat against Þór/KA.^[1] It would be her only appearance that summer. Hlín's first goal for her senior side came against Breiðablik on August 10, 2017 in a 2–0 win at home.^[2]

In December 2020, Hlín signed with Piteå IF of the Swedish top-tier Damallsvenskan.^[3] In November 2022, it was reported that she would not play for the team the following season.^[4]

International

Hlín debuted for Iceland U17 on April 23, 2015 at 14 years old in a match against Wales.^[5] She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.^[6] On August 25, 2016, Hlín debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against Poland.^[7] On January 23, 2018 Hlín made her first appearance for Iceland senior team in a friendly match against Norway.^[8] Hlín scored her first international goal against Denmark in the 2018 Algarve Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list the Iceland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 March 2018	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Japan	1–1	1–2	2018 Algarve Cup
2.	7 March 2018	VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Denmark	1–1	1–1 (5–4 p)	2018 Algarve Cup
3.	29 August 2019	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Hungary	2–1	4–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4.	21 February 2023	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Philippines	4–0	5–0	2023 Pinatar Cup
5.	23 February 2024	Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia	Serbia	1–1	1–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
6.	9 April 2024	New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany	Germany	1–1	1–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Personal life

Eiríksdóttir's mother is former Iceland women's national football team player Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Valur – Þór/KA 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Valur – Breiðablik 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 December 2020). "Hlín í atvinnumennskuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 November 2022). "Piteå segir takk og bless við Hlín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Wales – Ísland 1–3". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Hlín Eiríksdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Ísland – Pólland 0–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Noregur – Ísland 2–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Opnaði markareikning sinn í sama landi og mamma hennar lokaði sínum fyrir 23 árum". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "Leikmaður - Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-05-10.