Elín Metta Jensen Explained

Elín Metta Jensen
Fullname:Elín Metta Jensen
Birth Date:1995 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Currentclub:Þróttur Reykjavík
Height:172 cm
Position:Striker
Collegeyears1:2015–2017
Collegecaps1:34
Collegegoals1:8
Years1:2010–2022
Clubs1:Valur
Caps1:183
Goals1:132
Years2:2023–
Clubs2:Þróttur Reykjavík
Caps2:5
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:2010–2012
Nationalteam1:Iceland U17
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:17
Nationalyears2:2011–2014
Nationalteam2:Iceland U19
Nationalcaps2:19
Nationalgoals2:9
Nationalyears3:2012–2015
Nationalteam3:Iceland U23
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:3
Nationalyears4:2013–
Nationalteam4:Iceland
Nationalcaps4:62
Nationalgoals4:16
Pcupdate:3 October 2022
Ntupdate:3 October 2022

Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Þróttur Reykjavík. Elín represented her country at the 2013, 2017 and 2022 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club career

Elín has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title.[3] Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.[4]

International career

Elín made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary. Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014.[5] Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over Germany in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.[6] Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, scoring the winning goal against Slovakia at home and the equalizer against Sweden, also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers.[7] Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2017 and 2022.[8]

Honours

Club

ValurWinner

Runner-up

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2021[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueIcelandic CupLeague CupSuper CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valur2010Úrvalsd.210000000021
2011Úrvalsd.6120310020132
2012Úrvalsd.1818444210002724
2013Úrvalsd.17172071000002629
2014Úrvalsd.188215500002514
2015Úrvalsd.129314400001914
2016Úrvalsd.10311000000114
2017Úrvalsd.1716316800002625
2018Úrvalsd.1712202000002112
2019Úrvalsd.1816217400002721
2020Úrvalsd.1613223211212419
2021Úrvalsd.1611224900002222
2022Úrvalsd.16720221040259
Þróttur2023Úrvalsd.520000000052
Career total188134281347473181266192

International goals

As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal.[10]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
scope=row119 June 2014Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland102015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
scope=row2
scope=row34 March 2016Est. Bela Vista Parchal, Algarve, Portugal152016 Algarve Cup
scope=row47 June 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland20UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
scope=row56 April 2017NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia26Friendly
scope=row618 September 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland302019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
scope=row7
scope=row820 October 2017BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany312019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
scope=row921 January 2019La Manga, La Manga, Spain37Friendly
scope=row10
scope=row1129 August 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland43UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
scope=row12
scope=row132 September 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland44UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
scope=row148 October 2019Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia46UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
scope=row1517 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland50UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
scope=row1622 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland51UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum. 7 December 2013. Fótbolti.net. 13 July 2010. is. Arnar Daði. Arnarsson.
  2. Web site: Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins. 7 December 2013. Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. 15 September 2012. is. Óskar Ófeigur. Jónsson.
  3. Web site: Óskar Örn og Elín Metta leikmenn ársins á lokahófi KSÍ og Leikmannasamtakanna. 25 February 2020. fotbolti.net. fótbolti.net. 29 September 2019. is.
  4. Web site: Elín Metta gerir nýjan þriggja ára samning hjá Val. 25 February 2020. fotbolti.net. fótbolti.net. 6 February 2020. is.
  5. Web site: Ísland slátraði Möltu í undankeppni HM. 15 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Þýskaland-Ísland 2–3. 16 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Elín Metta markahæst í riðlinum. 12 February 2020 . Vísir.is. 22 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Familiar squad for Iceland. 24 June 2013 . UEFA. 11 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Elín Metta Jensen leikjaferill. ksi.is.
  10. Web site: Elín Metta Jensen . ksi.is . 15 March 2020.