Jana Falsdóttir
| Njarðvík | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 November 2005 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Stjarnan |
| 2021–2023 | Haukar |
| 2023–present | Njarðvík |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jana Falsdóttir (29 November 2005) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Njarðvík, of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, and for the Iceland national team.
Playing career[edit]
Jana played junior basketball with Keflavík. She started her senior team career with Stjarnan in 2020 and went on to average 16.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists.[1]
After one season with Stjarnan, she moved to Haukar in August 2021.[2] On 24 September 2021, at the age of 15, she became the youngest Icelandic player to play and score in a continental competition when she scored in a win against Clube União Sportiva in the 2021–22 EuroCup Women qualifiers, breaking the records of Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir and Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir.[3] During her two seasons with Haukar, she won the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice.
In 2023, she signed with Njarðvík.[4]
National team career[edit]
Jana has played for the Icelandic junior national teams. During the 2021 Nordic U-16 Championships, she registered 10 steals along with a team high 16 points in a win against Denmark U-16.[5]
She debuted with the Iceland national team in November 2023 against Turkey.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Jana is the daughter of former basketball players Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir and Falur Harðarson.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jana Falsdóttir - 1. deild kvenna (2020-2021 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (13 August 2021). "Jana Falsdóttir til Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 September 2021). "Fimmtán ára með laglega og sögulega körfu í fyrsta Evrópuleiknum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (20 October 2023). "Gefst ekki upp". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 August 2021). "Stal tíu boltum í sigri á Dönum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Ólafur Pálsson (12 November 2023). "Mér líður svolítið eins og við höfum unnið". Vísir.is. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (22 December 2008). "Falur sér um kalkúninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.