Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (born 5 January 1988) is an Icelandic

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player for

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of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She plays on the Icelandic national team, and participated at the

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in Brazil.

Club career

Arna came up through the junior ranks of HK and played with the senior team from 2005 to 2009. She played for

Horsens HK Horsens Håndboldkub Elite is a Danish handball club. In the 2018/19 season its first female team plays in the Danish 1st division after its relegation in 2010. The team plays at home in Forum Horsens. The club was established in 1985 when Hors ...

during the 2009–2010 season, appearing in 20 games in the Danish

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and scoring 19 goals. After Horsens was relegated, she signed with rival

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. In June 2017, Arna signed with

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. After nine seasons away, Arna returned to Iceland in June 2018 and signed with ÍBV of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

National team career

Arna sif played her first game for the Icelandic national team in 2006.

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* 1988 births Living people Arna Sif Palsdottir Arna Sif Palsdottir Arna Sif Palsdottir Arna Sif Palsdottir Arna Sif Palsdottir Expatriate handball players {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub