Mist Edvardsdóttir (born 17 October 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Valur in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[1] She was a member of the Icelandic national team, appearing in 13 matches from 2010 to 2015. Over her career she has battled and recovered from Hodgkin's lymphoma and three separate anterior cruciate ligament tears.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Afturelding | 29 | (10) |
2009–2010 | KR | 25 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Valur | 35 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Avaldsnes IL | 15 | (2) |
2013–2013 | Vitória | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Valur | 62 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Iceland U19 | 6 | (0) |
2012 | Iceland U23 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2015 | Iceland | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 April 2021 |
Club career
editMist started her career with Afturelding in the 1. deild kvenna at the age of 16 and later played two seasons for KR[4] before signing with Valur in 2011. She played for Avaldsnes IL in 2013 and in October the same year, she signed with Brazilian club Vitória.[5]
After her stint with Vitória, Mist returned to Valur in 2014. In June 2014, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.[6][7][8] Despite undergoing chemotherapy, Mist appeared in 15 of Valur's 18 matches during the season, missing one game due to being suspended after receiving a red card[9] and the last two games after becoming too ill to play.[2] By January 2015, the cancer was in remission[10] and she played in all 18 matches during the 2018 season.[2]
In January 2017, Mist tore her left ACL during practice and was expected to miss all of the upcoming season.[11] In November 2017, Mist signed a three-year contract extension with Valur.[12] In March 2018, on her second full practice since the injury, she tore the same ACL again.[13] She returned for the 2019 season and appeared in eight Úrvalsdeild matches before tearing her ACL once again, this time in her right knee.[14][15] In 2020, Mist returned to the field with Valur.[3] On 26 September 2020, she scored four goals in a 7–0 victory against third-placed Fylkir.[16][17]
She had a standout season with Valur in 2021 and helped the team to the national championship.[18]
On 21 September 2022, in a game against Slavia Prague, Mist suffered the fourth anterior cruciate ligament tear of her career, ending her season.[19]
Titles
edit- 2011, 2022
- 2010, 2011, 2022
References
edit- ^ "Leikur áfram með Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Ásta Sigrún Magnúsdóttir (16 October 2015). "Vá, hvað get ég gert meira?". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 30–31. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Gunnar Birgisson (11 October 2020). "Ótrúleg endurkoma eftir röð áfalla". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (27 September 2016). "Hún er alveg grjóthörð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ 8 October 2013. "Mist spilar í Brasilíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (16 June 2014). "Landsliðskona Íslands greindist með krabbamein". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Lætur krabbameinið ekki stoppa sig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Þurfti að bíða í 15 tíma eftir meðferð". RÚV (in Icelandic). 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 August 2014). "Það var orðin algjör pína að fara í sturtu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Mist 1 - krabbamein 0". RÚV (in Icelandic). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Pétur Hreinsson (4 February 2017). "Mist sleit krossband: "Ömurlegur tímapunktur"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (24 November 2017). "Landsliðskonur semja við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (14 March 2018). "Mist sleit aftur krossband - "Ekkert svo langt í þarnæsta Íslandsmót"". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (11 July 2019). "Mist með slitið krossband í þriðja skipti". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Mist með slitið krossband". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (29 September 2020). "Sigraðist á krabbameini og þremur krossbandaslitum: "Alltaf ofboðslega gaman að koma til baka"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Bjarni Helgason (29 September 2020). "Aldrei komið til greina að hætta í fótboltanum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 September 2021). "Völdu Mist Edvards besta leikmann tímabilsins: "Ég er jafnforvitin og þú"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (23 September 2022). "Ferlinum væntanlega lokið en lífið að hefjast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
External links
edit- Mist Edvardsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)