# Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir

Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 27 June 1986) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a striker. During her career, she won both the Úrvalsdeild and the Icelandic Cup three times. She scored 181 goals in 252 matches in the Úrvalsdeild, and was the league's top scorer on three occasions. She played 67 matches for the Iceland national team, scoring 19 goals.

## Club career

She played for Stjarnan from 2002 to 2007 before moving to Breiðablik. In 2011, she moved back to Stjarnan. In 2013 Harpa was top goalscorer in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna with 28 goals in 18 games. On 17 August 2018, Harpa tore her anterior cruciate ligament in the Icelandic cup finals where Stjarnan lost 1–2 against Breiðablik. After missing the 2019 season, she announced her retirement in March 2020.

## International career

Harpa made her debut for the Iceland national team in March 2006, a 1–0 friendly defeat to England at Carrow Road. She broke her leg in July 2009 and was removed from Iceland's UEFA Women's Euro 2009 squad, to be replaced by Kristín Ýr Bjarnadóttir.
National team coach Siggi Eyjólfsson selected Harpa in the Iceland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

## Personal life

In April 2011 Harpa gave birth to son Steinar Karl. She returned to competitive football three months later.

## Honours
### Club

Stjarnan
    Winner
   * Úrvalsdeild: 2011
   * Icelandic Women's Cup: 2012
   * Icelandic Women's Football League Cup: 2013
   * Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2012
    Runner-up
   * Icelandic Women's Super Cup: 2013

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 March 2009 | Olhão, Portugal | China | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2009 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 7 March 2014 | Lagos, Portugal | Norway | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | 12 March 2014 | Albufeira,Portugal | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 4. | 12 March 2014 | Albufeira,Portugal | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 Algarve Cup |
| 5. | 10 April 2014 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 10 April 2014 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 10 April 2014 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 17 September 2014 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Serbia | 1–0 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 17 September 2014 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Serbia | 7–1 | 9–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 22 October 2015 | Skopje, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 11. | 26 October 2015 | Lendava, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 12. | 26 October 2015 | Lendava, Slovenia | Slovenia | 6–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 13. | 12 April 2016 | Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 14. | 12 April 2016 | Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 15. | 12 April 2016 | Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 16. | 3 June 2016 | Falkirk, Scotland | Scotland | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 17. | 8 June 2016 | Reykjavík, Iceland | North Macedonia | 2–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 18. | 8 June 2016 | Reykjavík, Iceland | North Macedonia | 5–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 19. | 8 June 2016 | Reykjavík, Iceland | North Macedonia | 6–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 20. | 10 April 2018 | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |