Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir (born 11 November 1995) is an Icelandic footballer, who has represented the

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on numerous occasions. At club level, she currently plays for US

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club

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Club career

Svava Rós started her senior playing career in the summer of 2011 with Icelandic team

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, making her debut in a match against Breiðablik, aged 15. Two years later, in 2013, she signed a two-year contract with Valur. Prior to the season, Svava Rós transferred to Breiðablik, winning the league in her first season with the club. Svava Rós had the most assists in the

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and 2017 Úrvalsdeild kvenna championships. In 2018, Svava Rós signed for Norwegian

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team

Røa IL Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been domina ...

. During the

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season, Svava Rós scored 14 goals in 21 matches, and was named in the Team of the Year. In November 2018, Svava Rós signed for Swedish team Kristianstads DFF for the

2019 Damallsvenskan The 2019 Damallsvenskan was the 32nd season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. It began on 13 April 2019, and ended on 26 October. Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC are the defending champions, having won the compe ...

season. In January 2021, Svava Rós joined French club

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. She left the club in December 2021, and in February 2022, she signed for Norwegian club SK Brann. She was part of the Brann team that won the

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. In January 2023, Svava Rós joined US

club

International career

Svava Rós made six appearances for Iceland U17, scoring once in a match against Austria U17. She also played nine matches for Iceland U19, scoring three times. Svava Rós scored her first senior goal for Iceland in a

2019 Algarve Cup The 2019 Algarve Cup was the 26th edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place from 27 February to 6 March. Norway defeated Poland 3–0 in the final to win their fifth title, a ...

match against Portugal women's national football team, in which Iceland won 4–1.

International goals

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svava Ros Gudmundsdottir 1995 births Living people Svava Ros Gudmundsdottir Women's association football forwards Svava Ros Gudmundsdottir Røa IL players Toppserien players Kristianstads DFF players Damallsvenskan players FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players SK Brann Kvinner players Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France Icelandic expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in France Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the United States