Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir (born 16 September 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player who last played for Valur of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2016.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 September 1998 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Tulsa (2018–2022) |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 20 |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2015 | Breiðablik |
| 2015 | Hamar |
| 2015–2016 | Breiðablik |
| 2016–2018 | Valur |
| 2022–2023 | Valur |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Playing career
editElín came up through the junior teams of Breiðablik and debuted with its senior team in the later part of the 2012–13 season where she averaged 8.0 points and 6.3 rebounds in three games. The following season she helped Breiðablik win the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She appeared in 27 games during the 2014–15 Úrvalsdeild season, averaging 5.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. The following season she signed with Hamar but left the team after two games and signed back with Breiðablik, this time in the 1. deild kvenna.[1] In 17 games for Breiðablik, she averaged 11.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
After the season, she signed with Valur.[2] On 13 April 2018, she helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals, after posting 18 points and 12 rebounds in a series winning game against Keflavík.[3] In the finals, Valur lost 2–3 to Haukar.
After the finals ended, Elín joined the University of Tulsa.[4][5] During her stay there, she was named to the 2019, 2020 and 2021 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams. An injury in January 2021 forced her to miss the last nine games of her junior season and all of her senior season.[6]
Following her graduation from Tulsa, Elín returned to Iceland and signed back with Valur in June 2022.[7] In her first game back, she had 16 points and 4 rebounds in a victory against Breiðablik.[8] In November it was announced that she would miss the rest of the season due to a torn cruciate ligament and meniscus.[9] In seven games, she averaged 6.7 points and 5.4 rebounds.
On 28 April 2023, she won her first Icelandic championship after Valur defeated top-seeded Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1.[10]
National team career
editElín played her first games for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2016.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 July 2015). "Árni Þór fær "sínar" stelpur og Elínu til sín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 July 2016). "Sömdu við Val áður en þær fóru í landsliðsferð til Bosníu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 April 2018). "Valur komið í úrslit Íslandsmótsins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (18 April 2018). "Elín Sóley frá Hlíðarenda til Tulsa". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (8 April 2020). "Elín Sóley eftir annað árið með Tulsa Golden Hurricane "Markmiðið að vera í byrjunarliðinu"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Elin Hrafnkelsdottir - Women's Basketball - Tulsa". tulsahurricane.com. Tulsa University. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Elín komin aftur á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Siggeir F. Ævarsson (20 September 2022). "Gott að vera komin heim og gaman að vera farin að spila körfubolta aftur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Frá út keppnistímabilið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (28 April 2023). "Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Gunnhildur fer með til Slóvakíu - Ívar valdi bæði Emelíu Ósk og Thelmu Dís". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 August 2020.