Sandra Jessen

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Sandra Jessen
Sandra Jessen 2019
Personal information
Full name Sandra María Jessen
Date of birth (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Þór/KA
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Þór/KA 116 (75)
2016 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Slavia Praha (loan) 6 (2)
2019–2021 Bayer Leverkusen 34 (1)
2022– Þór/KA 27 (13)
International career‡
2011–2012 Iceland U17 12 (1)
2012–2014 Iceland U19 12 (1)
2012 Iceland U23 1 (0)
2012– Iceland 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2021

Sandra María Jessen (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Þór/KA and the Icelandic national football 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[edit]

In February 2016, Sandra joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga season.[1] She rejoined Þór/KA in May 2016.[2]

On September 28, 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.[3]

On January 4, 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.[4]

On 22 September 2018, Sandra was voted as the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year.[5]

In January 2019, Sandra signed with Bayer Leverkusen.[6]

In January 2022, Sandra signed back with Þór/KA.[7] On 21 June 2023, she suffered a broken hand in a match against Tindastóll.[8]

Honours[edit]

Þór/KA

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jón Júlíus Karlsson (3 February 2016). "Sandra María á láni til Bayer Leverkusen". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Félagsmaður - Sandra María Jessen". ksi.is. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 January 2018). "Sandra María lánuð til Tékklands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (22 September 2018). "Sandra best, Alexandra efnilegust og Bríet besti dómarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (11 January 2019). "Sandra María skrifar undir hjá Leverkusen". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (12 January 2022). "Sandra María í Þór/KA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (23 June 2023). "Fann höndina fara í mjög óeðlilega stöðu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2023.

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