Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir (born 17 January 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for
Haukarand the
Icelandic national basketball team
The Iceland men's national basketball team ( is, Íslenska karlalandsliðið í körfubolta) represents Iceland in international basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.
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. 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
The Vestri men's basketball team, commonly known as Vestri, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1965 as Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar and held that name until it merged with newly founded Íþrótta ...
in the
1. deild kvenna in 2010. In 2013, she signed with
Snæfell and was a key member of its 2014 championship team. She returned to KFÍ for the 2014–2015 season
when she was named the
1. deild Young Player of the Year.
She joined
Haukar in 2015. After sitting out the next two seasons, Eva Margrét returned to Haukar prior to the
2018–2019 season. She helped Haukar to the
Icelandic Cup in September 2021, scoring 9 points in Haukar's 94–89 win against
Fjölnir. The club repeated as Cup winners in March 2022, with Eva Margrét scoring 16 points in Haukar's 88–81 win against
Breiðablik. 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.
On 14 January 2023, she scored 11 points in Haukar's 94–66 win against
Keflavík in the
Icelandic Cup final. Following the season, she was named the
Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year.
In March 2023, Eva Margrét agreed to join
Keilor Thunder of the Australian
NBL1
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on a loan following the end of the season with Haukar. In April 2023, she signed a 3-year contract extension with Haukar.
In June 2024, Eva Margrét joined
Haukar again.
National team career
In 2011, Eva Margrét was selected to the Icelandic Under-15 national team and the following year to the Under-16 team. In 2014, she was selected to the 25 training group for the senior national team but was unable to attend. In October 2020, Eva Margrét debuted with the
Icelandic national team.
References
External links
Profileat
Icelandic Basketball Association
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1997 births
Living people
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir
Eva Margret Kristjansdottir