Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir Explained

Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Nationality:Icelandic
Position:Forward
Team:Haukar
League:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Height Cm:186
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2013
Team1:KFÍ
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Snæfell
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:KFÍ
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Haukar
Years5:2018–2023
Team5:Haukar
Years6:2023
Team6:Keilor Thunder
Years7:2024–present
Team7:Haukar
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Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir (born 17 January 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Haukarand the Icelandic national basketball team.[1] She won the Icelandic championship with Snæfell in 2014 and the Icelandic Cup three times from 2021 to 2023 with Haukar. A two-time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team selection, she was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2023.

Playing career

Eva Margrét started her career with KFÍ in the 1. deild kvenna in 2010. In 2013, she signed with Snæfell and was a key member of its 2014 championship team.[2] She returned to KFÍ for the 2014–2015 season[3] when she was named the 1. deild Young Player of the Year.[4]

She joined Haukar in 2015. After sitting out the next two seasons, Eva Margrét returned to Haukar prior to the 2018–2019 season.[5] She helped Haukar to the Icelandic Cup in September 2021, scoring 9 points in Haukar's 94–89 win against Fjölnir.[6] The club repeated as Cup winners in March 2022, with Eva Margrét scoring 16 points in Haukar's 88–81 win against Breiðablik.[7] [8] During the 2021–2022 Úrvalsdeild season, she was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team after helping Haukar to the Úrvalsdeild finals where the team lost to Njarðvík 2–3.[9]

On 14 January 2023, she scored 11 points in Haukar's 94–66 win against Keflavík in the Icelandic Cup final.[10] Following the season, she was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year.[11]

In March 2023, Eva Margrét agreed to join Keilor Thunder of the Australian NBL1 on a loan following the end of the season with Haukar.[12] In April 2023, she signed a 3-year contract extension with Haukar.[13] [14]

In June 2024, Eva Margrét joined Haukar again.

National team career

In 2011, Eva Margrét was selected to the Icelandic Under-15 national team[15] and the following year to the Under-16 team.[16] In 2014, she was selected to the 25 training group for the senior national team but was unable to attend.[17] In October 2020, Eva Margrét debuted with the Icelandic national team.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Hún er að verða einn af mínum uppáhaldsleikmönnum í deildinni . 11 November 2022 . . 11 November 2022 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Verður mjög jafnt mót . 29 May 2022 . . 8 October 2014 . 4 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  3. News: Jón Björn Ólafsson . Eva Margrét snýr heim . 29 May 2022 . Karfan.is . 20 May 2014 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Eva Margrét besti ungi leikmaðurinn . 29 May 2022 . Bæjarins besta . 13 May 2015 . 15 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  5. News: Ólafur Þór Jónsson . Komnar og farnar í Dominos deild kvenna í sumar . 29 May 2022 . Karfan.is . 2 October 2018 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Kristján Jónsson . Haukar bikarmeistarar í sjöunda sinn . 29 May 2022 . . 18 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Árni Jóhannsson . Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Haukar - Breiðablik 88-81 - Haukar bikarmeistarar 2022 . 29 May 2022 . . 19 March 2022 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Haukar vörðu VÍS bikartitilinn með sigri á Breiðablik í Smáranum . 29 May 2022 . Karfan.is . 19 March 2022 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Kristófer valinn sá besti i þriðja sinn en Dagný Lísa í fyrsta skiptið . 29 May 2022 . . 20 May 2022 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson . Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Keflavík 94-66 - Haukakonur bikarmeistarar með miklum yfirburðum . 14 January 2023 . . 14 January 2023 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Eva Margrét leikmaður ársins í Subway deild kvenna – Tinna Guðrún besti ungi leikmaðurinn . 19 May 2023 . Karfan.is . 19 May 2023 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Eva Margrét til Ástralíu . 8 March 2023 . Karfan.is . 8 March 2023 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Heldur kyrru fyrir hjá bikarmeisturunum . 2 May 2023 . . 4 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Stórleikur Evu dugði ekki til í Ástralíu . 21 May 2023 . . 21 May 2023 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Eva valin í U15 ára landslið . 29 May 2022 . Bæjarins besta . 7 April 2011 . 14 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  16. News: Eva Margrét kjörinn íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2012 . 29 May 2022 . Bæjarins besta . 24 January 2013 . 2 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  17. News: Jón Björn Ólafsson . Ívar og Margrét tilkynna 16 manna hóp A-landsliðsins . 29 May 2022 . Karfan.is . 5 May 2014 . Icelandic.
  18. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Þrír nýliðar í hópnum sem fer til Krítar . 29 May 2022 . . 26 October 2020 . Icelandic.