Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic former

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. She played her entire career as a striker for

Valur Valur may refer to: People * Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 1998), Icelandic football player * Björn Valur Gíslason (born 1959), Icelandic politician * Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 1979), Icelandic handball player * Guðni Valur Guðnason (born ...

. Elín was a part of Iceland's national team from 2012 to 2022 and represented her country at the

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and

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editions of the

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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

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. In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot. Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw

win the title. Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020. On 2 October 2022, Elín announced her retirement from football.

International career

Elín made her senior international debut for

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on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer

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after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over

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. Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014. Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over

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in the

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World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate

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. Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the

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, scoring the winning goal against

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at home and the equalizer against

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, also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers. Elín was called up to be part of the

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for the

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and

Honours

Club

;

Winner * Icelandic Champion 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022 *

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: 2010, 2011, 2022 *

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: 2017 *

Icelandic Women's Super Cup The Icelandic Women's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni kvenna'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Icelandic League (Úrvalsdeild) champions and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both ti ...

: 2022 Runner-up *

: 2012 *

: 2013, 2019 *

: 2012, 2020

Individual

* Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2019 * Úrvalsdeild Golden Boot: 2012

Career statistics

Club

''As of 20 August 2021''

International goals

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

References

External links

*
Profile
at fussballtransfers.com *

at soccerdonna.de *
Profile
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