Iris Omarsdottir (born 12 July 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Stabæk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 2003 | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stabæk | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Sagene | ||
| 2016–2018 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Stabæk | 103 | (27) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019 | Norway U16 | 15 | (15) |
| 2020 | Norway U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U19 | 14 | (9) |
| 2022– | Norway U23 | 7 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 | |||
She hails from Oslo and is half Icelandic. She started her youth career in Sagene IF, where she played for the boys' team together with her twin brother Fabian. After joining Stabæk in the fall of 2016, she made her senior debut for the club in September 2018, being the youngest ever to do so. She was drafted into the senior squad ahead of the 2019 season.[2][3][4]
In the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup, she scored the goal that put Stabæk through against Rosenborg in the semi-final. She also scored in the cup final against Brann, albeit Stabæk lost 3–1.[5] She also participated in the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, among others scoring two goals to secure victory against Germany. Omarsdottir and Norway ended up winning silver, after she also scored a consolation goal in the final against Spain.[6][7]
In May 2024, she extended her contract with Stabæk until the end of 2025. At that particular time, she was top goalscorer of the 2024 Toppserien.[8]
References
edit- ^ TV 2
- ^ Iris Omarsdottir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Syversen, Christina Paulos (15 May 2024). "– Det jeg har ønsket mest alle disse årene" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Iris (20) håper på ny rekord: – Jeg er veldig hjemmekjær". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Bergh, Nicholas (5 November 2022). "Da 19-åringen scoret i finalen, var det ekstra stort for én tilskuer". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Omarsdottir ble helten i snuoperasjon i EM". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Jørgensen, Ola Fosso (14 July 2022). "Iris (19) vant sølv i EM – nå gleder hun seg til ferie på Jomfruland". Kragerø Blad Vestmar (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Bjelland, Vegard (18 May 2024). "Måldronningen har signert ny kontrakt: – Veldig tro på fremtiden" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2024.