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

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who currently plays for

Þróttur Reykjavík Þróttur may refer to: * Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur (, ), also referred to as Þróttur Reykjavík or Throttur, is a professional sports club from Reykjavík in Iceland. The club runs a association football, f ...

. Elín 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

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debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The clu ...

. In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot. Elín was voted

player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title. Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.

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

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

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: 2010, 2011, 2022 *

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: 2017 * Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2022 Runner-up *

: 2012 *

: 2013, 2019 * Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012, 2020

Individual

Player of the Year: 2019 *

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.''

Personal life

In June 2025, Elín graduated as a

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References

External links

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Profile
at fussballtransfers.com *

at soccerdonna.de * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Elin Metta 1995 births Living people Elin Metta Jensen Elin Metta Jensen Elin Metta Jensen Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players Elin Metta Jensen Icelandic physicians Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Elin Metta Jensen Elin Metta Jensen Women's association football forwards Elin Metta Jensen Elin Metta Jensen UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players