Elín Metta Jensen
FullnameElín Metta Jensen
Birth date1 March 1995 (age 31)
Birth placeReykjavík, Iceland
CurrentclubÞróttur Reykjavík
Height172 cm
PositionStriker
Collegeyears 12015–2017
College 1Florida State
Collegecaps 134
Collegegoals 18
Years 12010–2022
Clubs 1Valur
Caps 1183
Goals 1132
Years 22023–
Clubs 2Þróttur Reykjavík
Caps 25
Goals 22
Nationalyears 12010–2012
Nationalteam 1Iceland U17
Nationalcaps 114
Nationalgoals 117
Nationalyears 22011–2014
Nationalteam 2Iceland U19
Nationalcaps 219
Nationalgoals 29
Nationalyears 32012–2015
Nationalteam 3Iceland U23
Nationalcaps 32
Nationalgoals 33
Nationalyears 42013–
Nationalteam 4Iceland
Nationalcaps 462
Nationalgoals 416
Pcupdate3 October 2022
Ntupdate3 October 2022

Elín Metta Jensen (born 1 March 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Þróttur Reykjavík. Elín represented her country at the 2013, 2017 and 2022 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club career

Elín has played for Valur since 2010. She made her Úrvalsdeild debut aged 15 in July 2010, scoring the fifth goal in Valur's 7–2 win over Haukar.[1] In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot.[2] Elín was voted Úrvalsdeild player of the year for the season of 2019, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, a season that saw Valur win the title.[3] Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.[4]

International career

Elín made her senior international debut for Iceland on 16 June 2012, aged 17, replacing record goalscorer Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir after 75 minutes of a 3–0 friendly win over Hungary. Her first two goals came in a 5–0 victory over Malta on 19 June 2014.[5] Elín played in a historic 3–2 win over Germany in the 2019 World Cup qualifiers, scoring one goal and providing two assists to her teammate Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.[6] Elín was also instrumental in securing a place for Iceland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, scoring the winning goal against Slovakia at home and the equalizer against Sweden, also at home. She finished as the top goalscorer in group F in the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers.[7] Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2017 and 2022.[8]

Honours

Club

Valur

Winner

Runner-up

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2021[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueIcelandic CupLeague CupSuper CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valur2010Úrvalsd.210000000021
2011Úrvalsd.6120310020132
2012Úrvalsd.1818444210002724
2013Úrvalsd.17172071000002629
2014Úrvalsd.188215500002514
2015Úrvalsd.129314400001914
2016Úrvalsd.10311000000114
2017Úrvalsd.1716316800002625
2018Úrvalsd.1712202000002112
2019Úrvalsd.1816217400002721
2020Úrvalsd.1613223211212419
2021Úrvalsd.1611224900002222
2022Úrvalsd.16720221040259
Þróttur2023Úrvalsd.520000000052
Career total188134281347473181266192

International goals

As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal.[10]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 June 2014Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland10Malta
2–0

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5–0
rowspan=2|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2
5–0
34 March 2016Est. Bela Vista Parchal, Algarve, Portugal15Denmark
1–0
4–1
2016 Algarve Cup
47 June 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland20North Macedonia
3–0
8–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
56 April 2017NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia26Slovakia
1–0
2–0
Friendly
618 September 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland30FAR
1–0

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8–0
rowspan=2|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7
3–0
820 October 2017BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany31Germany
2–1
3–2
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
921 January 2019La Manga, La Manga, Spain37Scotland
1–0

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2–1
rowspan=2|Friendly
10
2–0
1129 August 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland43Hungary
1–0

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4–1
rowspan=2|UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
12
4–1
132 September 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland44Slovakia
1–0
1–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
148 October 2019Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia46Latvia
4–0
6–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
1517 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland50Latvia
1–0
9–0
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
1622 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland51Sweden
1–1
1–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Personal life

In June 2025, Elín graduated as a Doctor of Medicine.[11]

References

  1. ^ Arnarsson, Arnar Daði (13 July 2010). "Elín Metta: Vissi ekki að ég myndi Keppa fyrir 2 dögum" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (15 September 2012). "Nýju markaprinsessur landsliðsins" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Óskar Örn og Elín Metta leikmenn ársins á lokahófi KSÍ og Leikmannasamtakanna" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. fótbolti.net. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Elín Metta gerir nýjan þriggja ára samning hjá Val" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. fótbolti.net. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ísland slátraði Möltu í undankeppni HM". Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Þýskaland-Ísland 2–3". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Elín Metta markahæst í riðlinum". Vísir.is. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Familiar squad for Iceland". UEFA. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Elín Metta Jensen leikjaferill". ksi.is
  10. ^ "Elín Metta Jensen". ksi.is. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Elín Metta útskrifaðist sem læknir" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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