Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir

Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir (born 26 May 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík. She won the Icelandic championship in 2017 with Keflavík. The previous year, she debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is matronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Emelía Ósk.
Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir
Emelía Ósk in December 2014
Keflavík
PositionForward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2021Keflavík
2023–presentKeflavík
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place2017 San MarinoTeam

Playing career

Emelía played her first senior team games for Keflavík during the later part of the 2013–2014 season. During the 2015-2016 season she averaged 6.5 points per game.[1] She had her breakout season in 2016-2017, becoming one of the league's top defensive players.[2][3]

In December 2017, Emelía tore her ACL in a game against Skallagrímur and missed the rest of the season. At the time of her injury, she was averaging 10.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[4] She returned in March 2019, appearing in four regular season and eight playoff games.

In July 2021, she left the team to pursue an education in Sweden.[5] In January 2023, Emelía rejoined Keflavík.[6]

National team career

Emelía played her first games for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2016.[7][8]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 November 2016). "Sú stigahæsta elskar það að spila vörn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (16 December 2016). "Hlynur og Tyson-Thomas best í fyrri hluta Domino´s-deildanna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. Ívar Benediktsson (14 December 2016). "Lykilmaður landsliðsins á næstu árum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Emelía Ósk með slitið krossband". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. Davíð Eldur (11 July 2021). "Emelía Ósk yfirgefur Keflavík". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. Valur Páll Eiríksson (2 January 2023). "Toppliðinu berst mikill liðsstyrkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. "Gunnhildur fer með til Slóvakíu - Ívar valdi bæði Emelíu Ósk og Thelmu Dís". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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