| Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height: | 177 cm |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Bayer Leverkusen (on loan from Bayern Munich) |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | FH |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Breiðablik |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Bayern Munich II |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland U-16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iceland U-17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 7 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Iceland U-19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 10 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam4: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 9 |
| Pcupdate: | 20:25, 01 January 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 17:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC) |
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.[1]
In January 2021, Karólína signed with Bayern Munich.[2] [3] In June 2021 she won the Frauen-Bundesliga with the team.[4] It was announced on 10 February 2022 that she had extended her contract at Bayern Munich until 2025.[5]
In July 2023, she joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan.[6]
Karólína has been capped for the Iceland national team.[7] She scored her first goal for Iceland in a 9–0 win over Latvia.
Her maternal uncle, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is a professional footballer.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | |||
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2020 | 9–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | ||
| 2 | 13 April 2021 | Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 26 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 30 November 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 4–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 7 | 5–0 | |||||
| 8 | 14 July 2022 | Academy Stadium, Manchester, England | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 | |
| 9 | 5 December 2023 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | ||
Breiðablik
2020–21, 2022–23[11] Iceland Women