Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir
Icelandic singer and footballer
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Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 5 September 1987) is an Icelandic singer and a retired international footballer. Greta represented Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild her entire career, excepting university stints in the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Breiðablik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2013 | Breiðablik | 108 | (56) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Iceland U-17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Iceland U-19 | 14 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | Iceland U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2005–2012 | Iceland | 28 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sports career
- Club
She played with Breiðablik her entire senior career, but had many stints playing at university level in the USA while she studied there.[1] She won the league with Breiðablik in 2005 and the Icelandic Women's Cup in 2005 and 2013. She was forced to retire after the 2013 season due to a persisting knee injury.[2]
- International
Greta played 28 games and scored three goals for Iceland during her career.[3]
- International performance
| Iceland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 3 |
- International goals
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 18, 2006 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Portugal |
2–0 |
3–0 |
2007 Fifa World Cup Qual. |
| 2. | March 14, 2007 | Albufeira, Portugal |  Chile |
2–0 |
4–1 |
2007 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | May 31, 2007 | Kaisariani, Greece |  Greece |
3–0 |
3–0 |
UEFA Euro 2009 Qual. |
- Honours
- Icelandic champion: 2005
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2005, 2013
Music career
Greta Mjöll participated in Söngvakeppnin, the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performing the song "Eftir eitt lag".[5] She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014. She did not qualify to the superfinal.[6]
Discography
Singles
- 2014: "Eftir eitt lag"
