Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 8 August 2001) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the Iceland women's national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | FH | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Breiðablik | 49 | (8) |
| 2021- | Bayern Munich | 10 | (0) |
| 2021- | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Iceland U-16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Iceland U-17 | 15 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Iceland U-19 | 22 | (10) |
| 2019– | Iceland | 18 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2022 | |||
Club career
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]
International career
Karólína has been capped for the Iceland national team.[7] She scored her first goal for Iceland in a 9–0 win over Latvia.[8]
International goals
| 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 |
Personal life
Her maternal uncle, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is a professional footballer.[8]
Honors
References
- 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 Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Karólína Lea skoraði sitt fyrsta landsliðsmark í 9-0 sigri Íslands á Lettum". Fjarðarfréttir (in Icelandic). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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