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Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 8 August 2001) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Bayern Munich and the Iceland national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen (on loan from Bayern Munich) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | FH | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Breiðablik | 49 | (8) |
| 2021– | Bayern Munich | 23 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Iceland U-16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Iceland U-17 | 15 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Iceland U-19 | 22 | (10) |
| 2019– | Iceland | 33 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 01 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
In January 2021, Karólína signed with Bayern Munich.[3][4] In June 2021 she won the Frauen-Bundesliga with the team.[5] It was announced on 10 February 2022 that she had extended her contract at Bayern Munich until 2025.[6]
In July 2023, she joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan.[7]
International career edit
Karólína has been capped for the Iceland national team.[8] She scored her first goal for Iceland in a 9–0 win over Latvia.[9]
Personal life edit
Her maternal uncle, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is a professional footballer.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 25 November 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FH | 2016 | Besta deild kvenna | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | Besta deild kvenna | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Breiðablik | 2018 | Besta deild kvenna | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2019 | Besta deild kvenna | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 8 | |
| 2020 | Besta deild kvenna | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | |
| Total | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 16 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | |
| Career total | 109 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 143 | 25 | ||
- ^ includes Icelandic Women's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ includes Icelandic Women's Football League Cup
International edit
- As of match played 31 October 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vilhjálmsdóttir goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Latvia | 9–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2 | 13 April 2021 | Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 26 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Cyprus | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 30 November 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 6 | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Belarus | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 7 | 5–0 | |||||
| 8 | 14 July 2022 | Academy Stadium, Manchester, England | Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 9 | 5 December 2023 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours edit
Breiðablik
- Besta deild kvenna: 2018, 2020
- Icelandic Cup: 2018
- Icelandic League Cup: 2019
- Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup: 2019
- Bayern Munich
Iceland Women
References edit
- ^ Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (9 April 2021). "Það er verið að reyna að gera mig að einhverri þýskri vél". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (6 January 2021). "Bayern festir kaup á Karólínu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Bianchi, Alex (25 January 2021). "Bayern Monaco Frauen: Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir ha firmato" (in Italian). Calcioline. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (17 June 2021). "Karólína Lea: Það er auðvitað bara geggjað að vinna deildina þegar maður er svona ungur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir verlängert vorzeitig bis 2025". www.fcbayern.com (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Karólína Vilhjálmsdóttir joins Bayer Leverkusen on loan". FC Bayern Munich. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Karólína Lea skoraði sitt fyrsta landsliðsmark í 9–0 sigri Íslands á Lettum". Fjarðarfréttir (in Icelandic). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Iceland - K. Vilhjálmsdóttir - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir - Leikmaður". Iceland Football Association. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links edit
- Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)