Anna María Baldursdóttir (born 28 August 1994) is an Icelandic football defender who plays for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild. She has also played for the Iceland women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna María Baldursdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1994(30 years old 2024) | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | St. John's Red Storm | 40 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | stjarnan.is | 169 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2017 | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 14 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
College career
editIn 2015 Anna María began studying at St. John's University in New York City and playing college soccer for the "Red Storm".[2] In a two-year stint she started 39 of her 40 appearances and scored two goals.[1]
Club career
editAnna María developed into an important defender at her first club, Stjarnan. She signed a new three-year contract in October 2018.[3] In 2020, Stjarnan club captain Anna María missed much of the season with a torn thigh muscle but returned in September.[4]
International career
editAnna María won her first senior cap for the Iceland women's national football team on 2 March 2012, as an 86th-minute substitute for Mist Edvardsdóttir in a 4–1 defeat by Sweden at the 2012 Algarve Cup.[5] She had been called up to the squad by coach Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson as a late replacement for Sif Atladóttir, who was injured.[6] She was named as one of eight players on standby for the Iceland squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[7]
Honours
edit- Stjarnan
- Úrvalsdeild (4): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
- Icelandic Women's Cup (3): 2012, 2014, 2015
- Icelandic League Cup A (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
- Icelandic Super Cup (2): 2012, 2015
References
edit- ^ a b "18 Anna Baldursdottir". St. John's University (New York City). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "St. John's welcomes 2015 recruiting class". Top Drawer Soccer. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Anna María framlengir við Stjörnuna" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Helgason, Bjarni (7 September 2020). "Fyrirliðinn að snúa aftur" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2 March 2012). "Svíar unnu öruggan sigur" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Anna María í landsliðshópinn fyrir Sif" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Landsliðshópurinn á EM - Harpa fer með" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links
edit- Anna María Baldursdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Anna María Baldursdóttir at FBref.com
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