Elín Jóna Þorsteinsdóttir (born 30 November 1996) is an

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player for the Danish team

Aarhus United Aarhus United was a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They played in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. Aarhus United was founded in 2017 and took over SK Aarhus's league license for the 2017-18 season. ...

and the Icelandic national team. In April 2021, she signed a two-year contract with Danish

Ringkøbing Håndbold Ringkøbing Håndbold (Ringkøbing Handball) is a Danish handball club from Ringkøbing. In the season 2023/24 the club played in the Danish Women's Handball League. When they played in the Danish 1st division, they reached the promotion play ...

. Before moving to Denmark and Vendsyssel Håndbold in the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

, Elin played for

Haukar Handball Haukar () is the handball section of Icelandic sports club Haukar from Hafnarfjörður. Haukar do currently play in the Olís deildin. Haukar have often competed in the EHF Champions League among great results are victories over US Créteil Ha ...

in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. After two years at Ringkøbing, she joined

EH Aalborg EH Aalborg is a handball club from Aalborg and Nørresundby, Denmark. Currently, EH Aalborg competes in the women's Damehåndboldligaen. The home arena of the club is Nørresundby Idrætscenter. History The club was founded in 2014 under the n ...

, where she played for a season before joining

. In the 2024-25 season she was relegated with

Aarhus Håndbold Aarhus Håndbold was a handball club from Aarhus, Denmark. The club was founded in 2001 originally under the name Århus GF, as an extension of the traditional Aarhus clubs AGF, Brabrand IF, VRI and Århus KFUM/YMCA / Hasle. AGF chose in 201 ...

after finishing last in the regular season.

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* 1996 births Living people Elín Thorsteinsdóttir 21st-century Icelandic sportswomen Icelandic expatriate handball players in Denmark Handball players from Reykjavík {{Iceland-handball-bio-stub