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Icelandic handballer (born 1996)

Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir
Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)Selfoss, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Line Player
Club information
Current club Selfoss
Number 50
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2019 Selfoss
2019–2023 Fram
2023– Selfoss
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Iceland 22[1] (47)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2018

Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (born 21 September 1996)[2] is an Icelandic handballer who plays for Icelandic top division side Selfoss and the Icelandic national team as a center back. Perla started playing handball at the age of 17 and within three years, she had been selected for the national team[3][4]

In June 2019, Perla signed with Fram.[5] Perla signed back with her hometown club Selfoss in June 2023. [6]

  1. ^ "A landslið kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (14 March 2017). "Í landslið á mettíma". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Perla Ruth í 17 manna landsliðshóp". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (22 June 2019). "Fram klófesti Perlu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ https://www.mbl.is/sport/handbolti/2023/02/20/snyr_heim_eftir_fjogurra_ara_fjarveru/