Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City and the Iceland national team.
.jpg) Willum with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Breiðablik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Breiðablik | 28 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | BATE Borisov | 56 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Go Ahead Eagles | 58 | (15) |
| 2024– | Birmingham City | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2019– | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:57, 23 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBATE Borisov
editWillum signed with BATE Borisov in February 2019. In February 2022, he signed a six-month extension with the club.[2]
Go Ahead Eagles
editIn July 2022 he joined Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie.[3]
Birmingham City
editOn 19 July 2024, recently relegated English League One (third-tier) club Birmingham City signed Willum on a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed.[4] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the opening fixture of the season, a 1–1 draw at home to Reading, but left the field just after half-time after aggravating a knee problem.[5]
International career
editWillum made his debut for the Iceland national team on 15 January 2019 in a friendly against Estonia, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Breiðablik | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
| BATE Borisov | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Belarusian Premier League | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 14 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[8] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 145 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 37 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in the Belarusian Super Cup
Personal life
editWillum is the son of Willum Þór Þórsson, a former football player and manager, current member of the Icelandic parliament and Minister of Health since 2021.[9][10][11] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Kristiansund.[12]
Honours
editIndividual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2023,[13]
References
edit- ^ "Willum Willumsson". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 February 2022). "Willum Þór áfram í Hvíta-Rússlandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/go-ahead-op-de-scandinavische-tour-ijslander-en-noor-naar-deventer
- ^ "Birmingham sign Willumsson from Go Ahead Eagles". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (12 August 2024). "Willum Willumsson latest as Birmingham City injury list grows before Charlton". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Estonia v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 15 January 2019.
- ^ Willum Þór Willumsson at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Willum Þór Willumsson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Willum Þór Þórsson tekinn við heilbrigðisráðuneytinu af Svandísi Svavarsdóttur". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Government of Iceland. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Willum: Geri mér grein fyrir því að 4. sætið er ekki ásættanlegt". fotbolti.net. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Willum Þór Þórsson". Alþingi. 20 November 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. "Willum Þór og Brynjólfur Darri Willumssynir í U-21 árs landsliðinu - Vísir". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "PSV is the main supplier for the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
edit
- Willum Þór Willumsson at Soccerway
- Willum Þór Willumsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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