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Young Iceland international heads to New York

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iceland international Berglind Katla Hlynsdóttir, 16, will play basketball for Long Island Lutheran High School in New York.
  • Her club, Stjarnan, confirmed the move after she impressed with Iceland’s youth teams and made her senior international debut last month.
  • She will miss Stjarnan’s upcoming top-flight and cup seasons.

Berglind Katla Hlynsdóttir is heading to New York, where the 16-year-old Iceland international will play for Long Island Lutheran High School.

Her club, Stjarnan, confirmed the move. Hlynsdóttir made a strong impression with Iceland’s youth national teams this summer and played her first senior internationals last month.

The move means she will not play for Stjarnan in the coming season of Iceland’s top division or cup competition.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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