Agla María Albertsdóttir (born 5 August 1999) is an Icelandic

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who plays as a

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or an

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for Breiðablik on loan from

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. She has won the Icelandic championship twice in 2016 and 2018, as well as the Icelandic Cup once in 2018.

Playing career

Club career

Agla María came up through the junior ranks of Breiðablik and was first called up to the senior team in 2014 when she was an unused sub in a Úrvalsdeild kvenna game against Selfoss. On 30 June 2015 Agla María moved to Valur where she made her professional debut on 17 July 2015, when she replaced Hildur Antonsdóttir in the 46th minute of a defeated against

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. On 14 January 2016 she signed with

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. She won the Icelandic championship with the club in September that year. In January 2018, Agla María signed back with Breiðablik. In August 2018, she assisted in both goals in Breiðablik's 2–1 victory against Stjarnan in the Icelandic Cup Finals. On 17 September, she helped Breiðablik win the national championship after it defeated Selfoss in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. In March 2019, she signed a new 3-year contract with Breiðablik.

National team career

Agla María debuted for Iceland U17 on 13 April 2014, at 15 years old, in a match against Wales. She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the

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. On 4 April 2015 Agla María debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against France. She subsequently was part of the group that tried to qualify for the

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and for the

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. On 6 April 2017 Agla María debuted for Iceland Senior Team in a match against

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. On 22 June 2017 she was called by coach

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to represent Iceland at the

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. She participated in all three matches Iceland played in the competition. On 13 June 2025, Agla María was called up to the Iceland squad for the

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Honours

Club

; Breiðablik * Icelandic champion (2): **

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* Icelandic Cup: **

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Individual

* Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2021 * Úrvalsdeild Golden Boot: 2020

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertsdóttir, Agla María 1999 births Living people Agla Maria Albertsdottir Agla Maria Albertsdottir Agla Maria Albertsdottir Women's association football forwards Women's association football midfielders Agla Maria Albertsdottir Agla Maria Albertsdottir Valur (women's football) players Breiðablik women's football players UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players