Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir (born 26 May 1998) is an Icelandic

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player for Úrvalsdeild kvenna club

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...

. She won the Icelandic championship in 2017 with

. The previous year, she debuted for the

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Playing career

Emelía played her first senior team games for Keflavík during the later part of the 2013–2014 season. During the 2015-2016 season she averaged 6.5 points per game. She had her breakout season in 2016-2017, becoming one of the league's top defensive players. In December 2017, Emelía tore her ACL in a game against Skallagrímur and missed the rest of the season. At the time of her injury, she was averaging 10.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. She returned in March 2019, appearing in four regular season and eight playoff games. In July 2021, she left the team to pursue an education in

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. In January 2023, Emelía rejoined Keflavík.

National team career

Emelía played her first games for the

in 2016.

References

External links

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