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Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 5 September 1987) is an Icelandic singer and a retired international footballer. Greta represented Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild her entire career, excepting university stints in the USA.
Sports career
- Club
She played with Breiðablik her entire senior career, but had many stints playing at university level in the USA while she studied there.She won the league with Breiðablik in 2005 and the Icelandic Women's Cup in 2005 and 2013. She was forced to retire after the 2013 season due to a persisting knee injury.
- International
Greta played 28 games and scored three goals for Iceland during her career.
- International performance
| Iceland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 3 |
- International goals
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 18, 2006 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Portugal | 2007 Fifa World Cup Qual. | ||
| 2. | March 14, 2007 | Albufeira, Portugal |  Chile | 2007 Algarve Cup | ||
| 3. | May 31, 2007 | Kaisariani, Greece |  Greece | UEFA Euro 2009 Qual. |
- Honours
- Icelandic champion: 2005
- Icelandic Women's Cup: 2005, 2013
- "Greta Mjöll semur við Blika" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Greta Mjöll hætt í fótbolta" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Greta Mjöll hætt knattspyrnuiðkun" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- "Félagsmaður – Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir" (in Icelandic). ksi.is. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
Music career
Greta Mjöll participated in Söngvakeppnin, the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, performing the song "Eftir eitt lag".She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014. She did not qualify to the superfinal.
Discography
Singles
- 2014: "Eftir eitt lag"