Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir


Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Breiðablik, Iceland, in the Úrvalsdeild.

Career

Club

A prolific goal scorer since the young age, Berglind Björg started her professional career at Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the women's football top-tier league in Iceland. In 2011, she moved to ÍBV, spending two seasons with the team. From August 2012 until June 2016, Berglind Björg attended the Florida State University in the United States. On this period, she divided her time between playing for Florida State Seminoles and brief stints playing for professional clubs in her native country. First with Breiðablik and later with Fylkir. On July 2016, Berglind Björg definitively returned home to play again for Breiðablik. On September 2017, Berglind Björg left Iceland to play in Italy Serie A's club Verona. She had played 5 matches for the team when the season was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

International

Berglind Björg debuted for Iceland U17 on 17 September 2007 in a match against Latvia for the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. She participated in all the six matches Iceland played in the competition. Berglind Björg also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. On 24 April 2008 she started to play for the Iceland U19 team. Her first match was against Belgium in the 2008 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualification. Berglind Björg also represented Iceland at the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds and 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Qualifying Rounds. In 2010, Berglind Björg was called for the 2010 Algarve Cup and debuted in Iceland's first match in the competition on 24 February against the United States. She also represented Iceland at the 2011 Algarve Cup, 2016 Algarve Cup and 2017 Algarve Cup. On 6 April 2017, in a match against Slovakia, Berglind Björg scored her first international goal. On 22 June 2017 she was included by coach Freyr Alexandersson on the squad that represented Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.