Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir (born 23 June 2003) is an Icelandic basketball player for Stjarnan and the Icelandic national team.
| No. 4 – Stjarnan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 June 2003 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2021 | Fjölnir |
| 2020–2021 | → Fjölnir-b |
| 2021–present | Stjarnan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Club career
editDiljá started her senior team career with Fjölnir in 2019. She split the following season with Fjölnir in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna and its reserve team, Fjölnir-b, in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna. In the 1. deild, she averaged 12.1 points during the 2020–2021 season.[1]
After the season, she joined Stjarnan where she went on to average 26.0 points in the 1. deild during the 2021–2022 season.[1] During the 2022–2023 season, she was named the 1. deild Domestic MVP[2] after averaging 22.8 points per game for Stjarnan and helping the team gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[3]
During the summer of 2023, Diljá suffered a knee injury that forced her to miss all of the 2023–2024 season.[4]
She returned to the court for the 2024–2025 season and scored 14 points in a win against reigning national champions Keflavík.[5]
National team career
editIn 2023, Diljá debuted with the Icelandic national team. On 12 February 2023, she scored a team high 14 points in a loss against Spain.[6]
Personal life
editDiljá is the daughter of Lárus Mikael Knudsen Daníelsson, a multiple national champion in boxing and former basketball player for KFÍ.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Leikmaður - Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ a b "KKÍ : þrír leikmenn ættaðir frá Ísafirði heiðraðir". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 July 2023). "Ein efnilegasta körfuboltakona landsins varð fyrir mikli áfalli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Ein sú efnilegasta með slitið krossband". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Stjarnan vann tvöföldu meistarana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Árni Jóhannsson (12 February 2023). "Diljá Ögn: Ég átti að gera það sem ég geri best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 October 2024.