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Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir

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Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir
No. 4 – Stjarnan
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Fjölnir
2020–2021Fjölnir-b
2021–presentStjarnan
Career highlights and awards

Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir (born 23 June 2003) is an Icelandic basketball player for Stjarnan and the Icelandic national team.

Club career

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Diljá started her senior team career with Fjölnir in 2019. She split the following season with Fjölnir in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna and its reserve team, Fjölnir-b, in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna. In the 1. deild, she averaged 12.1 points during the 2020–2021 season.[1]

After the season, she joined Stjarnan where she went on to average 26.0 points in the 1. deild during the 2021–2022 season.[1] During the 2022-2023 season, she was named the 1. deild Domestic MVP[2] after averaging 22.8 points per game for Stjarnan and helping the team gain promotion to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[3]

During the summer of 2023, Diljá suffered a knee injury that forced her to miss all of the 2023-2024 season.[4]

She returned to the court for the 2023-2024 season and scored 14 points in a win against reigning national champions Keflavík.[5]

National team career

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In 2023, Diljá debuted with the Icelandic national team. On 12 February 2023, she scored a team high 14 points in a loss against Spain.[6]

Personal life

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Diljá is the daughter of Lárus Mikael Knudsen Daníelsson, a multiple national champion in boxing and former basketball player for KFÍ.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leikmaður - Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "KKÍ : þrír leikmenn ættaðir frá Ísafirði heiðraðir". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 July 2023). "Ein efnilegasta körfuboltakona landsins varð fyrir mikli áfalli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ein sú efnilegasta með slitið krossband". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Stjarnan vann tvöföldu meistarana". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ Árni Jóhannsson (12 February 2023). "Diljá Ögn: Ég átti að gera það sem ég geri best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 October 2024.