Sandra Jessen

Sandra María Jessen (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln and the Iceland national team. She won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA in 2012 and 2017 and was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year in 2018.

Club career In February 2016, Sandra joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season. She rejoined Þór/KA in May 2016.

On 28 September 2017 she won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA after defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2–0 with goals from herself and Sandra Stephany Mayor.

On 4 January 2018 Sandra joined Slavia Praha on loan until the end of April. She is scheduled to return before the start of the 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.

On 22 September 2018, Sandra was voted as the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year.

In January 2019, Sandra signed with Bayer Leverkusen.

In January 2022, Sandra signed back with Þór/KA. On 21 June 2023, she suffered a broken hand in a match against Tindastóll.

In August 2025, Sandra joined 1. FC Köln. In the away game against SGS Essen, she scored both goals for her team for a 2–1 victory.

International career On 13 June 2025, Sandra was called up to the Iceland squad for the UEFA Euro 2025.

Career statistics No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 June 2012 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 2. 13 March 2013 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal 4–1 4–1 2013 Algarve Cup 3. 26 October 2015 Lendava Sports Park, Lendava, Slovenia 5–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 4. 27 June 2025 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia 3–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours Þór/KA Úrvalsdeild kvenna: 2012, 2017 Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013 Icelandic Women's Cup runner-up: 2013

Individual Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year: 2018