Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir (born 7 October 1997) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for SC Freiburg in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top-tier women's football league in Germany. A multi-sport athlete in her youth, she played in the Icelandic top-tier basketball league and for Iceland's junior national basketball teams before fully focusing on football.
 Ingibjörg representing Iceland in a match against Germany at Brita-Arena, Wiesbaden, Germany on 20 October 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Grindavík | ||
| 2012–2016 | Breiðablik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Grindavík | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Breiðablik | 67 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Djurgårdens IF | 43 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Vålerenga | 82 | (15) |
| 2024 | MSV Duisburg | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Brøndby | 20 | (2) |
| 2025– | SC Freiburg | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Iceland U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (5) |
| 2017– | Iceland | 80 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 October 2025 | |||
Football
editClub career
editIngibjörg grew up in Grindavík in southwest Iceland and joined the local club Grindavík at a young age. On August 17, 2011, at 13 years old, she debuted for Grindavík's senior in a match against Þróttur Reykjavík in the top-tier women's football league in Iceland.[1][2] In 2012, at the age of 14 years, Ingibjörg signed with Breiðablik, the record champions in Icelandic women's football. In August 2012, she debuted for Breiðablik senior team. Until 2016, she played alternately with the youth and senior team, then exclusively for the senior team.[3]
In December 2017, Ingibjörg signed with Djurgårdens IF of the Damallsvenskan.[4]
In January 2024, Ingibjörg went to Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg and stayed until summer. In summer 2024, Duisburg had to close down their women's team due to financial issues.[5][6] Ingibjörg then moved to Brøndby.
In August 2025, Ingibjörg signed with SC Freiburg.[7]
National team career
editAt the age of 14, Ingibjörg was called for the Icelandic U-17 team, which participated in the qualifying tournament for the 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Her first game for the U17 team was on April 18, 2012, in Poperinge against Belgium. Ingibjörg also participated in the qualifying tournament for the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. In March 2014, Ingibjörg debuted for the Icelandic U-19 team in a match against Finland.[3] Ingibjörg played her first international match for Iceland senior team on June 8, 2017, in a 0–0 away game against Ireland when she played 90 minutes. Shortly thereafter, Ingibjörg was included in the squad that represented Iceland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[8] She played against France and Switzerland in the Group Stage.[9][10]
On 13 June 2025, Ingibjörg was called up to the Iceland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[11]
International goals
edit- As of match played 24 October 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 79 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 July 2024 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Germany | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 2. | 25 February 2025 | Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans, France |  France | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 3. | 24 October 2025 | The Showgrounds, Ballymena, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches |
Basketball
editClub career
editAlongside football, Ingibjörg also played basketball for Grindavík basketball team. She first played for the senior team during the 2011-2012 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna. On 30 November 2011, she scored 30 points in a victory against Skallagrímur.[13] The following season she appeared in three games in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna before fully focusing on football.[14][15]
National team career
editIngibjörg played 12 games for the Icelandic U-16 team from 2011 to 2013.[16]
Titles
edit1. deild kvenna: 2012
References
edit- ↑ "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir bikarmeistari". Grindavik. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir". KSí. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir". KSí. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (11 December 2017). "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir til Djurgarden (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ↑ "Meisterhaft: Verteidigerin Sigurðardóttir schließt sich dem Spielverein an" [Masterly: Defender Sigurðardóttir signes with the Spielverein]. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Warum der MSV Duisburg seine Frauen-Mannschaft zurückzieht" [The reason why MSV Duisburg closes down their women's team]. sportschau.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir wechselt zum Sport-Club" [Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir signes with Sport-Club]. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "A kvenna – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2017". KSí. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "France 1 – 0 Iceland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Iceland 1–2 Switzerland". UEFA. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Hópur Íslands fyrir EM 2025" [Iceland's squad for Euro 2025] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir - Leikmaður". Iceland Football Association. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ↑ "Góður sigur hjá stelpunum á Skallagrími". Grindavík (in Icelandic). 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Heimavöllurinn - Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir í ítarlegu spjalli". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 23 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domino´s deildin (2013 Tímabil) - Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "U-16". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
edit- Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir at Soccerway
- Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
- Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir at WorldFootball.net