Kim Olafsson Explained

Kim Olafsson
Fullname:Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson[1]
Birth Date:1998 8, df=yes[2]
Birth Place:Luxembourg
Height:1.76 m
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2014–2015
Youthclubs1:Frankfurt
Collegecaps1:17
Collegegoals1:13
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:1. FFC Frankfurt II
Caps1:27
Goals1:1
Years2:2020-2021
Clubs2:Frankfurt
Caps2:-
Goals2:-
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Elversberg
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Racing
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2014–2022
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Pcupdate:31 May 2024
Ntupdate:24 June 2022[3]

Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson (born 27 August 1998) is a Luxembourgish footballer who played as a forward and the Luxembourg women's national team.[2]

Early life

Olafsson was born in Luxembourg to an Icelandic father and a Luxembourgish mother. Kim moved with only 15 years to Frankfurt, Germany to pursue her football career. After two successful years she unfortunately got a knee injury. 2017 first ACL tear, 2018 and 2019 inside meniscus tear(all left Knee). Kim is still working on her comeback. [4] [5]

Club career

Olafsson has played for FFC Frankfurt II 2. Bundesliga in Germany.

International career

Olafsson made her senior debut for Luxembourg on 29 October 2014 as a 79th-minute substitution in a 1–0 friendly home win over Lithuania.[3] She scored her first international goal on 11 December 2014 in a 2–3 friendly away loss to Cyprus.[3] After these two friendly appearances for Luxembourg, she agreed to officially play for Iceland at youth levels. She represented Iceland at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and two UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifications (2016 and 2017). On 11 April 2021, she resumed her senior international career with Luxembourg, appearing in a 2–1 friendly away win over Liechtenstein.[3]

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 December 2014 align=center 2–3 align=center 2–3 Friendly

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson. Football Association of Iceland. 10 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Cadre. Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football. fr. 10 July 2021.
  3. Web site: . Der luxemburgische Fussball. de. 10 July 2021.
  4. News: Huit ans après, Kim Olafsson revient en sélection. fr. Nicolas. Grellier. L'essentiel. 9 April 2021. 10 July 2021.
  5. News: Gæti reynst falinn fjarsjóður. is. Tómas Þór Þórðarson. Vísir. 19 June 2015. 10 July 2021.