Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
In context
- When
- Saturday, August 10 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
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- Person
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
Who they were
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir is an Icelandic professional footballer who played most recently for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Portland Thorns, Selfoss, and collegiate soccer for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life
Early life Dagný started playing football when she was six years old, with her first club, KFR from Hella and Hvolsvöllur . She played for them in 2006 as they competed in a joint effort with Ægir from Þorlákshöfn . From 2007 to 2013 she played for Valur from Reykjavík in the best women's league in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild as it was then called. In 2011 Dagný began attending Florida State University and began playing for Florida State Seminoles . [ 1 ]
Why this date
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir appears on our August 10 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
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August 10 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Saturday.
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