Hlín Eiríksdóttir

Hlín Eiríksdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Valur 80 (33)
2021–2022 Piteå IF 39 (10)
2023–2025 Kristianstads 29 (11)
2025–2026 Leicester City 1 (0)
2026 → ACF Fiorentina (loan) 10 (0)
2026– Malmö FF 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 Iceland U17 28 (15)
2016–2019 Iceland U19 17 (8)
2018– Iceland 52 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025

Hlín Eiríksdóttir (Icelandic: [l̥iːn ˈeiːriksˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 12 June 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan side Malmö FF[1], and the Iceland national team.

Career

Club

Hlín made her Úrvalsdeild debut with Valur[1] in 2015. She played her first game on 1 September 2015, when she replaced Berglind Rós Ágústsdóttir in the 64th minute in a 0–4 defeat against Þór/KA.[2] It would be her only appearance that summer. Hlín's first goal for her senior side came against Breiðablik on 10 August 2017, in a 2–0 win at home.[3]

In December 2020, Hlín signed with Piteå IF[1] of the Swedish top-tier Damallsvenskan.[4] In November 2022, it was reported that she would not play for the team the following season.[5]

On 30 January 2025, Hlín signed for Women's Super League side Leicester City for an undisclosed fee.[6][1]

On 27 January 2026, it was announced that Hlín had been loaned to Serie A club ACF Fiorentina for the duration of the 2025-26 season.[1][7][8]

On 2 July 2026, it was announced that Hlín has signed with Swedish Club Malmö FF[1] and will wear the number 9 for the club.[9]

International career

Hlín debuted for Iceland U17 on 23 April 2015, at 14 years old in a match against Wales.[10] She participated in all the six matches Iceland U17 played in the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification.[11] On 25 August 2016, Hlín debuted for Iceland U19 in a match against Poland.[12] On 23 January 2018, Hlín made her first appearance for Iceland senior team in a friendly match against Norway.[13] Hlín scored her first international goal against Denmark in the 2018 Algarve Cup.

On 13 June 2025, Hlín was called up to the Iceland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[14]

International goals

Scores and results list the Iceland's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 March 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Japan1–11–22018 Algarve Cup
2.7 March 2018VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Denmark1–11–1 (5–4 p)
3.29 August 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Hungary2–14–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4.21 February 2023Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Philippines4–05–02023 Pinatar Cup
5.23 February 2024Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–11–12023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
6.9 April 2024New Tivoli, Aachen, Germany Germany1–11–3UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
7.4 June 2024Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Austria1–02–1
8.10 July 2025Arena Thun, Thun, Switzerland Norway2–43–4UEFA Women's Euro 2025
9.29 October 2025Valbjarnarvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Northern Ireland2–03–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League play-off matches

Personal life

Hlín's mother is former Iceland national team player Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir.[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vinestock, Drew (2 July 2026). "Damallsvenskan: Malmö FF sign Iceland international Hlín Eiríksdóttir from Leicester City". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Valur – Þór/KA 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Valur – Breiðablik 0–4". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 December 2020). "Hlín í atvinnumennskuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 November 2022). "Piteå segir takk og bless við Hlín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "hlin eiriksdottir completes lcfc-women transfer". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Leicester forward Hlín Eiríksdóttir completes loan transfer to ACF Fiorentina". BBC Sport. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "ACF Fiorentina Loan For Hlín Eiríksdóttir". www.lcfc.com.
  9. ↑ "Hlín Eiríksdóttir Completes Malmö FF Transfer". www.lcfc.com.
  10. ↑ "Wales – Ísland 1–3". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Hlín Eiríksdóttir". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ísland – Pólland 0–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Noregur – Ísland 2–1". KSí. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Opnaði markareikning sinn í sama landi og mamma hennar lokaði sínum fyrir 23 árum". Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Leikmaður - Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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