Portland Thorns midfielder Dagny Brynjarsdottir is pregnant.

Neverland Management confirmed Friday on Twitter that Brynjarsdottir and her partner, Omar Pall, are expecting a child. According to Neverland Management, the Iceland Women's National Team midfielder hopes to return to the field by the end of 2018.

The Thorns will certainly miss Brynjarsdottir in 2018.

While she made just 11 appearances (six starts) for Portland last season, Brynjarsdottir has been a reliable and versatile player during her time with the Thorns. In 2016, Brynjarsdottir netted five goals in 17 appearances (12 starts) for Portland.

Iceland #10 and #NWSL winner, Dagny Brynjarsdottir, will take a short break from football, & plans to be back at the end of 2018. Dagny & Omar are expecting a child. Great news, and we want to send a lots of love to Dagny and her family ❤️⚽️ #TeamNeverlandMGMT #CongratsDagny pic.twitter.com/gvXrQDeXyO — Neverland | MGMT (@NeverlandMGMT) January 5, 2018

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