"On a Christmas evening last year, Glódís, now 29 years old, opened a small cardboard box belonging to her father. Inside were the old boots, which had been carefully stored. She hadn't even realised her father had kept them. On the lid, in his handwriting, were the words: 'GPV football boots'. Not a gift as such, and yet something that touched her deeply. In this box lay a part of her history, made visible in boots that had found their way to her by chance."
"Glódís was not a child who knew early on which path she wanted to take. Born in the Icelandic town of Kópavogur - literally: 'little bay of seal pups', she tried out lots of things, including judo: the smell of the mats, the cold of the hall, the tension just before the fights. She won, learnt not to be fazed and developed a feel for her body and balance skills that would later become crucial in football."
"Her career began at a very early age, at Breiðablik Kópavogur in her homeland and later at senior youth level at HK Kópavogur, where she gained her first experience as a teenager. In 2011, she moved to Denmark to join Horsens SIK, her first time abroad and her first proper contract. She scored 14 goals in 21 games that season."
Glódís grew up in Kópavogur, Iceland, sampling judo, handball and football before choosing football as her primary sport. Early judo training developed balance and composure that later benefited her football. She progressed through local clubs Breiðablik and HK Kópavogur, moved to Denmark in 2011 for her first professional contract with Horsens SIK where she scored 14 goals in 21 games, then returned to Iceland to join Stjarnan Garðabær and made a Champions League debut at 16 in 2012. From 2015 she continued her career in Sweden with Eskilstuna United and FC Rosengård. Personal mementos connect her to family and sporting history.
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