Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir

Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 8 August 2001) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Bayer Leverkusen on loan from Bayern Munich and the Iceland women's national team.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Karólína Lea.
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 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) 5 (4)
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 23 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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]

In July 2023, she joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan.[7]

International career

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

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

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 September 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Latvia9–09–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
2.13 April 2021Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, Italy Italy1–11–1Friendly
3.26 October 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Cyprus3–05–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.30 November 2021AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus1–04–0
5.7 April 2022Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia Belarus4–05–0
6.5–0
7.14 July 2022Academy Stadium, Manchester, England Italy1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Honours

Breiðablik

Bayern Munich

Iceland Women

References
  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. "Karólína Lea skoraði sitt fyrsta landsliðsmark í 9–0 sigri Íslands á Lettum". Fjarðarfréttir (in Icelandic). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. 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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