Thea Imani Sturludóttir
| Thea Imani Sturludóttir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sturludóttir in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
21 January 1997 Oxford, Great Britain | ||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Valur | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Fylkir | ||
2017–2019 | Volda Handball | ||
2019–2020 | Oppsal Håndball | ||
2020–2021 | Aarhus United | ||
2021– | Valur | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Iceland | 91 | (197) | |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2025[1] | |||
Thea Imani Sturludóttir (born 21 January 1997) is an Icelandic handball player for the Icelandic national team and Valur.
Career
Thea started playing handball at Fylkir.[2] In 2017 she joined Norwegian third tier side Volda Handball.[3] In her first season the club was promoted to the second tier. After a year in the second tier, she joined the Norwegian top league team Oppsal Håndball.[4]
In 2020 she joined Danish team Aarhus United.[5] Her time at Aalborg was however plagued by injuries, and just a season later she returned to Iceland to join Valur.[6] Here she won the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Icelandic Championship and the 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup.[2][7] This was the first time an Icelandic team won a European title.[8]
National team
Thea played for the various Icelandic youth teams.[9]
She represented Iceland at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, where Iceland finished 25th. She scored 27 goals during the tournament.[10] She represented Iceland again two years later at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[11]
References
- ^ Franz, Daníel (7 November 2025). "A landslið kvenna | 16 manna HM hópur klár". hsi.is. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Thea Imani heldur áfram með meistaraliðinu" (in Icelandic). handbolti.is. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Thea Imani til Noregs" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Islandsk landslagsspiller til Oppsal". oppsal.topphandball.no (in Norwegian). oppsal. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Spennt að sjá hvað ég get lært" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Thea Imani á leið í Val". varnish-22.visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Olísdeild kvenna - Valur Íslandsmeistarar þriðja árið í röð" (in Icelandic). hsi.is. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "History-makers Valur lift EHF European Cup Women trophy". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
- ^ "Frábær síðari hálfleikur skóp sigurinn" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Iceland" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Franz, Daníel (7 November 2025). "A landslið kvenna | 16 manna HM hópur klár". hsi.is. Retrieved 12 November 2025.