Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir

Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir
	Guðmundsdóttir in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir
Date of birth	11 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	Valur
2015–2017	Breiðablik
2018	Røa IL
2019–2021	Kristianstads
2021	Girondins de Bordeaux
2022–2023	Brann
2023–2024	NJ/NY Gotham
2023–2024	→ SL Benfica (loan)
International career‡
2012	Iceland U17
2012–2014	Iceland U19
2017–	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:47, 30 January 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022

Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir (born 11 November 1995) is an Icelandic footballer, who has represented the Iceland national team on numerous occasions. At club level, she most recently played for S.L. Benfica on loan from NJ/NY Gotham.

Club career

Svava Rós started her senior playing career in the summer of 2011 with Icelandic team Valur, making her debut in a match against Breiðablik, aged 15.^[2] Two years later, in 2013, she signed a two-year contract with Valur.^[3] Prior to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild kvenna [is] season, Svava Rós transferred to Breiðablik, winning the league in her first season with the club.^[2] Svava Rós had the most assists in the 2016 and 2017 Úrvalsdeild kvenna championships.^[4]

In 2018, Svava Rós signed for Norwegian Toppserien team Røa IL.^[4] During the 2018 Toppserien season, Svava Rós scored 14 goals in 21 matches, and was named in the Team of the Year.^[5] In November 2018, Svava Rós signed for Swedish team Kristianstads DFF for the 2019 Damallsvenskan season.^[6]^[7]

In January 2021, Svava Rós joined French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux.^[8] She left the club in December 2021, and in February 2022, she signed for Norwegian club SK Brann.^[9] She was part of the Brann team that won the 2022 Toppserien. In January 2023, Svava Rós joined US National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC.^[10]

International career

Svava Rós made six appearances for Iceland U17,^[2] scoring once in a match against Austria U17.^[11] She also played nine matches for Iceland U19, scoring three times.^[2]

Svava Rós scored her first senior goal for Iceland in a 2019 Algarve Cup match against Portugal, in which Iceland won 4–1.^[12]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 October 2021	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Czech Republic	3–0	4–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

References

^ Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "S. GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ "Svava Rós endurnýjar samning". Valur (in Icelandic). 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kragelund, Katja (22 March 2018). "Toppserien 2018: A preview of the season to come". Vavel. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ Wikborg, Jonas (3 December 2018). "HEGERBERG IKKE PÅ "ÅRETS LAG" I NORGE - I KVELD KAN HUN VINNE GULLBALLEN". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ Olsson, Erik (26 November 2018). "Røa har definitivt gjort meg til en bedre fotballspiller". Dynamite Girls (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "OVERGANGER I TOPPSERIEN" (in Norwegian). TopFotballKvinner.no. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Svava Rós Gudmundsdóttir rejoint Bordeaux". Girondins.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ "SVAVA RÓS GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR HAR SIGNERT" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Icelandic forward Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir signs two-year deal with Gotham FC". Equalizer Soccer. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ Čunčík, Tomáš (12 October 2011). "Iceland survive Scotland fightback to progress". UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "A kvenna - 9. sætið staðreynd á Algarve Cup 2019". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

External links

Svava Guðmundsdóttir National Women's Soccer League profile
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir #16 at NJ/NY Gotham FC
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir at Soccerway
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)

[1] Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[Soccerway-2] "S. GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[3] "Svava Rós endurnýjar samning". Valur (in Icelandic). 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[Vavel-4] Kragelund, Katja (22 March 2018). "Toppserien 2018: A preview of the season to come". Vavel. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[5] Wikborg, Jonas (3 December 2018). "HEGERBERG IKKE PÅ "ÅRETS LAG" I NORGE - I KVELD KAN HUN VINNE GULLBALLEN". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[6] Olsson, Erik (26 November 2018). "Røa har definitivt gjort meg til en bedre fotballspiller". Dynamite Girls (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[7] "OVERGANGER I TOPPSERIEN" (in Norwegian). TopFotballKvinner.no. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[8] "Svava Rós Gudmundsdóttir rejoint Bordeaux". Girondins.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[9] "SVAVA RÓS GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR HAR SIGNERT" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[10] "Icelandic forward Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir signs two-year deal with Gotham FC". Equalizer Soccer. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[11] Čunčík, Tomáš (12 October 2011). "Iceland survive Scotland fightback to progress". UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[12] "A kvenna - 9. sætið staðreynd á Algarve Cup 2019". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

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