Sandra Jessen

Sandra Jessen
Jessen with Iceland in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sandra María Jessen
Date of birth (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Þór/KA 116 (75)
2016 → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 8 (0)
2018 → Slavia Praha (loan) 6 (2)
2019–2021 Bayer Leverkusen 34 (1)
2022–2025 Þór/KA 74 (48)
2025– 1. FC Köln 31 (12)
International career‡
2011–2012 Iceland U17 12 (1)
2012–2014 Iceland U19 12 (1)
2012 Iceland U23 1 (0)
2012– Iceland 65 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2026

Sandra María Jessen (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Iceland national team. She won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA in 2012 and 2017 and was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year in 2018.

Club career

In February 2016, Sandra joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan for the rest of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season. She rejoined Þór/KA in May 2016.

On 28 September 2017 she won the Icelandic championship with Þór/KA after defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2–0 with goals from herself and Sandra Stephany Mayor.

On 4 January 2018 Sandra joined Slavia Praha on loan until the end of April. She is scheduled to return before the start of the 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.

On 22 September 2018, Sandra was voted as the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Player of the Year.

In January 2019, Sandra signed with Bayer Leverkusen.

In January 2022, Sandra signed back with Þór/KA. On 21 June 2023, she suffered a broken hand in a match against Tindastóll.

In August 2025, Sandra joined 1. FC Köln. In the away game against SGS Essen, she scored both goals for her team for a 2–1 victory.

International career

On 13 June 2025, Sandra was called up to the Iceland squad for the UEFA Euro 2025.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jessen goal.
List of international goals scored by Sandra Jessen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 June 2012Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Hungary3–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
213 March 2013Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Hungary4–14–12013 Algarve Cup
326 October 2015Lendava Sports Park, Lendava, Slovenia Slovenia5–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
427 June 2025Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia3–03–1Friendly

Honours

Þór/KA

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Jón Júlíus Karlsson (3 February 2016). "Sandra María á láni til Bayer Leverkusen". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Félagsmaður - Sandra María Jessen". ksi.is. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 January 2018). "Sandra María lánuð til Tékklands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (22 September 2018). "Sandra best, Alexandra efnilegust og Bríet besti dómarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (11 January 2019). "Sandra María skrifar undir hjá Leverkusen". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (12 January 2022). "Sandra María í Þór/KA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (23 June 2023). "Fann höndina fara í mjög óeðlilega stöðu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (29 August 2025). "Sandra María seld til Köln (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "SGS Essen vs 1. FC Köln Women. German Bundesliga Women". 24 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hópur Íslands fyrir EM 2025" [Iceland's squad for Euro 2025] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.