Anna Rakel Pétursdóttir (born 24 August 1998) is an Icelandic

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who plays as a defender for Valur and the Iceland national team. She had previously played for

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and the Icelandic club

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Club career

In December 2018 Anna Rakel signed a two-year professional contract with Swedish

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club

. She agreed a

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to newly- promoted Damallsvenskan club IK Uppsala in December 2019, signing a one-year contract.

International career

Anna Rakel made her senior debut for the Iceland national team in January 2018, playing in a 2–1 friendly defeat by

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Honours

;Þór/KA Winner *

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: 2017 * Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2018

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* * 1998 births Living people Anna Rakel Petursdottir Anna Rakel Petursdottir Anna Rakel Petursdottir Anna Rakel Petursdottir Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Women's association football defenders Anna Rakel Petursdottir Linköpings FC players IK Uppsala Fotboll players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub