Willum Þór Willumsson

Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles and the Iceland national team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Willum.
Willum Þór Willumsson
Willum with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles
Number 18
Youth career
–2016 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Breiðablik 28 (6)
2019–2022 BATE Borisov 56 (9)
2022– Go Ahead Eagles 27 (8)
International career‡
2016 Iceland U19 2 (0)
2018–2021 Iceland U21 19 (3)
2019– Iceland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Career

Willum signed with BATE Borisov in February 2019. In February 2022, he signed a six-month extension with the club.[1]

International career

Willum 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.[2]

Personal life

Willum 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.[3][4][5] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Kristiansund.[6]

References
  1. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 February 2022). "Willum Þór áfram í Hvíta-Rússlandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "Estonia v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 15 January 2019.
  3. "Willum Þór Þórsson tekinn við heilbrigðisráðuneytinu af Svandísi Svavarsdóttur". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Government of Iceland. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. "Willum: Geri mér grein fyrir því að 4. sætið er ekki ásættanlegt". fotbolti.net. 14 September 2017.
  5. "Willum Þór Þórsson". Alþingi. 20 November 2019.
  6. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. "Willum Þór og Brynjólfur Darri Willumssynir í U-21 árs landsliðinu - Vísir". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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