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]

References

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/