Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 11 December 1992) is an Icelandic

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Career

Club

Katrín made her debut for KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top Icelandic league, on 9 May 2009 in a 1–1 home defeat to Valur at the age of 16 and 149 days. Two months later, on 3 July 2009, she scored her first professional goal in a 1:4 away defeat again against Valur. In 2012, she moved to

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. In 2015, she played one season for

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in the Norwegian top-tier league. In 2016, she signed with her current club,

. She sat out the 2019 season due to pregnancy. After playing for KR in 2020, Katrín returned to

in 2021.

International

On 22 September 2007 Katrin debuted for Iceland U17 in a 3–0 away win over Ukraine. Between April 2009 and April 2011, she played 15 games with the U-19 national team and scored five goals. On 1 June 2013 Katrín debuted for the Iceland Senior Team in a 2–3 home defeat against

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, when she came as a substitute in the 90th minute for

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. On June 24, 2013, Katrín was included in the group called to represent Iceland at the

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, however, on July 4, she was replaced by Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir. In 2017, again Katrín was called to represent her country in UEFA Women's Euro. This time, however, she not only went to the tournament but also played two matches, against

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and

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* * * * 1992 births Living people Katrin Asbjornsdottir Katrin Asbjornsdottir Katrin Asbjornsdottir Women's association football midfielders Katrin Asbjornsdottir Katrin Asbjornsdottir Katrin Asbjornsdottir Katrin Asbjornsdottir Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Klepp IL players Toppserien players Katrin Asbjornsdottir UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub