Elín Metta Jensen

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. In 2012, she scored 18 goals in 18 games to win the league's Golden Boot. 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. Elín signed a new three-year contract with Valur in February 2020.

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. 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. 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. Elín was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2017 and 2022.

Honours

Club Valur Winner Icelandic Champion 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022 Icelandic Women's Cup: 2010, 2011, 2022 Icelandic Women's Football League Cup: 2017 Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2022

Runner-up Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012 Icelandic Women's Football League Cup: 2013, 2019 Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012, 2020

Individual Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year: 2019 Úrvalsdeild Golden Boot: 2012

Career statistics Club

As of 20 August 2021

International goals As of match played 22 September 2020. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Elín Jensen goal.

Personal life In June 2025, Elín graduated as a Doctor of Medicine.