Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir

Gunnhildur played with Haukar from 2010^[1] to 2014 and helped the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals twice, in 2012 when it lost to Njarðvík and in 2014 when it lost to her hometown team of Snæfell.^[2][3]

She helped Snæfell to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild finals, her third finals trip in four years.^[4] After the season she was named as the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year and to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.^[5]

Gunnhildur helped Snæfell win the Icelandic Supercup on October 11, 2015.^[6] On November 25, she injured her shoulder in a national game against Slovakia and missed eight weeks.^[7]

In May 2016, she signed a contract extension with Snæfell for the 2016–2017 season.^[8] In December 2016, Gunnhildur was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year, ending Helena Sverrisdóttir's eleven-year reign.^[9][10][11]

After the 2017 finals, Gunnhildur revealed that she was pregnant and as a result would miss most of the coming season.^[12]

Gunnhildur averaged 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds during 2018–19 season and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team for the third time.^[13]

She announced her retirement from basketball in April 2020^[14] but returned to the court with Snæfell in October 2021, posting 16 points and 10 rebounds in a victory against Stjarnan on 12 October.^[15]

Gunnhildur was first selected to the Icelandic national basketball team in 2012.^[16] In total she played 36 games for the team.^[17]

Gunnhildur's sister is basketball player Berglind Gunnarsdóttir, who played for Snæfell and the Icelandic national team.^[18]