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]

Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23)[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) 22 (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 43 (9)
*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

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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

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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

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Her maternal uncle, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is a professional footballer.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 November 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

International

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As of match played 31 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
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

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Breiðablik

Bayern Munich

Iceland Women

References

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  1. ^ Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (6 January 2021). "Bayern festir kaup á Karólínu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Bianchi, Alex (25 January 2021). "Bayern Monaco Frauen: Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir ha firmato" (in Italian). Calcioline. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir verlängert vorzeitig bis 2025". www.fcbayern.com (in German). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Karólína Vilhjálmsdóttir joins Bayer Leverkusen on loan". FC Bayern Munich. 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Iceland - K. Vilhjálmsdóttir - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir - Leikmaður". Iceland Football Association. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  12. ^ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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