A new era has well and truly begun for Angel City FC. With new ownership backing, and now with a new head coach set to arrive in Alexander Straus, the team have now begun the all important signing of superstars. One of the biggest players available this window has just signed on to join the NWSL side as the team announced today the singing of Iceland International, forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir. Jónsdóttir comes to Angel City as a free agent most recently with Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. She will occupy one of ACFC’s international spots and will be eligible to play pending receipt of her International Transfer Certificate (ITC). Jónsdóttir will join the club following the conclusion of the UEFA European Championship.
📰 #AngelCityFC has signed Iceland Women’s National Team forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir to a two-and-a-half-year contract through 2027. Jónsdóttir comes to Angel City as a free agent.
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“I am so excited to join Angel City,” said Jónsdóttir in a statement. “I can’t wait to get to know my teammates, who are all so talented. Training and playing with such amazing players will improve my game and I know the coaching staff will as well. I want to be a part of something big and game changing in women’s football and that is why I decided to join Angel City. I want to win titles and I know that is Angel City’s goal as well. To the Angel City fans, I will always give my all and I can’t wait to celebrate victories with you.”
We are delighted to welcome Sveindís to Angel City,” said Sporting Director Mark Parsons in a statement. “She is a key signing for us as a dynamic attacking player who has consistently impacted the biggest games in UEFA Champions League and at the international level. Sveindís has important qualities with and without the ball that will complement our group of forwards while also bringing an incredible work ethic and hunger to win. At 23 years of age, we believe Sveindís can have an instant impact while continuing to grow and develop at our club over many years.”
Jónsdóttir has spent the past four seasons with Wolfsburg, where she has appeared in 93 matches in all competitions, tallying 22 goals and 16 assists. While with Wolfsburg, Jónsdóttir also competed on loan for Kristianstads DFF, a club in Kristianstad, Sweden, scoring six goals in 21 match appearances in 2021. In 2020, she won the Icelandic championship with Breiðablik, while also being named the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year and winning the Úrvalsdeild Golden Boot award. In 2021, she was named the Icelandic Women’s Footballer of the Year and in 2022, she won the Frauen-Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg.
For those that don’t know or aren’t familiar, Sveindís is what we would call a baller supreme. Her stint at Wolfsburg was wildly successful and with her contract up, just about every team across the globe was throwing their hat in the ring. Angel City being the one to capture her signing speaks volumes to the direction the club is moving. With Sveindís herself mentioning the arrival of Alexander Straus as playing a major role in securing her signing, it’s clear things are starting to look incredibly promising for a club that has needed this level of aggression and ambition. The hours are about to get real scary in Los Angeles, and real terrifying for the rest of the NWSL.
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