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Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir

Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (born 27 June 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender for Bayern Munich in the Frauen-Bundesliga and the Icelandic national team.

Glódís Viggósdóttir
Glódís Perla with the Iceland women's national football team in October 2017.
Personal information
Full name Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir
Date of birth (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 4
Youth career
Egebjerg EIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 HK/Víkingur 17 (14)
2011 Horsens SIK
2012–2015 Stjarnan 50 (5)
2015–2017 Eskilstuna United DFF 53 (1)
2017–2021 FC Rosengård 89 (10)
2021– Bayern Munich 65 (7)
International career‡
2009–2012 Iceland U-17 24 (6)
2011–2012 Iceland U-19 9 (0)
2012 Iceland U-23 1 (0)
2012– Iceland 128 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Glódís Perla.

In 2024, she was nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin.[2]

Club career

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Glódís Perla played youth football in Denmark with Egebjerg EIF.[3] Her first senior club was HK/Víkingur. She then moved to play for Stjarnan for the 2012 season, after spending three months playing in Denmark with Horsens SIK.[4] She played in the Damallsvenskan for Eskilstuna United between 2015 and 2017, before moving to FC Rosengård in July 2017.[5]

In July 2021, Glódís Perla signed with Bayern Munich of the Frauen-Bundesliga.[6][7][8] She earned her first trophy at the club by winning the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga.[9] In September 2023, she was named club captain,[10] and extended her contract until 2026.[11]

International career

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On 4 August 2012, Glódís Perla made her senior national team debut in Iceland's 1–1 friendly draw with Scotland at Cappielow.

She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[12] On 7 April 2022, she played her 100th match for Iceland in a 5–0 win over Belarus in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.[13]

Honours

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Stjarnan

FC Rosengård

Bayern Munich

Individual

International goals

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Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 September 2014 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Serbia 2–0 9–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 22 October 2015 Training Centre Petar Miloševski, Skopje, North Macedonia   North Macedonia 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
3. 11 June 2018 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Slovenia 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 3–0
5. 4 September 2018   Czech Republic 1–1 1–1
6. 2 September 2022   Belarus 4–0 6–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 11 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal   Portugal 1–1 1–4 (a.e.t.) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
8. 11 April 2023 Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
9. 22 September 2023 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Wales 1–0 1–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
10. 31 May 2024 Josko Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria   Austria 1–1 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

References

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  1. ^ "Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (5 September 2024). "Glódís hélt að tilnefningin væri myndband frá aðdáanda". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Glódís Viggósdóttir". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Glódís Perla til liðs við Stjörnuna" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir klar för FCR". July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (10 July 2021). "Stefnir á sigur í Meistaradeild Evrópu en segir það súrsætt að yfirgefa Svíþjóð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir (9 July 2021). "Glódís Perla gengin til liðs við Þýskalandsmeistarana". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 September 2021). "Glódís Perla um lífið hjá Bayern: Skipti úr gervigrasliðinu yfir í grasliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ "A look back over the 2022/23 season". FC Bayern Munich. 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ "FC Bayern Women name captains for 2023/24". FC Bayern Munich. 15 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Captain Viggósdóttir extends contract till 2026". FC Bayern Munich. 20 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Familiar squad for Iceland". uefa.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  13. ^ "A kvenna - frábær 5-0 sigur gegn Hvíta Rússlandi". ksi.is (in Icelandic). 7 April 2022.
  14. ^ Karlsson, Erik; Bergström, Kristoffer (20 October 2019). "FC Rosengård är svenska mästare". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  15. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Mala Grohs und Glódís Viggósdóttir deliver the Meisterschale". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  18. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (19 December 2022). "Glódís Perla og Hákon Arnar eru Knattspyrnufólk ársins 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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