# Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir

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.

## Club career

In January 2021, Karólína signed with Bayern Munich. In June 2021 she won the Frauen-Bundesliga with the team. It was announced on 10 February 2022 that she had extended her contract at Bayern Munich until 2025.
In July 2023, she joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan.

## International career

Karólína has been capped for the Iceland national team. She scored her first goal for Iceland in a 9–0 win over Latvia.

## Personal life

Her maternal uncle, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is a professional footballer.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 25 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| FH | 2016 | Besta deild kvenna | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| FH | 2017 | Besta deild kvenna | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| FH | Total | Total | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| Breiðablik | 2018 | Besta deild kvenna | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Breiðablik | 2019 | Besta deild kvenna | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 8 |
| Breiðablik | 2020 | Besta deild kvenna | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Breiðablik | Total | Total | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 16 |
| Bayern Munich | 2020–21 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Bayern Munich | 2022–23 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Bayern Munich | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 2023–24 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 109 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 143 | 25 |
* ↑ includes Icelandic Women's Football Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ includes Icelandic Women's Football League Cup

### International

    As of match played 25 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Iceland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Iceland | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| Iceland | 2021 | 9 | 4 |
| Iceland | 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| Iceland | 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| Iceland | 2024 | 12 | 1 |
| Iceland | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 49 | 11 |
    Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vilhjálmsdóttir goal.
List of international goals scored by Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir :
| 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 |
| 2 | 13 April 2021 | Campo Enzo Bearzot, Coverciano, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 26 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Cyprus | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 30 November 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Belarus | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 7 April 2022 | Voždovac Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | Belarus | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 14 July 2022 | Academy Stadium, Manchester, England | Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 9 | 5 December 2023 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 10 | 27 October 2024 | Geodis Park, Nashville, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 11 | 25 February 2025 | Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans, France | France | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |

## Honours

Breiðablik
* Besta deild kvenna: 2018, 2020
* Icelandic Cup: 2018
* Icelandic League Cup: 2019
* Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup: 2019

### Bayern Munich

* Frauen-Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2022–23
Iceland Women
* Pinatar Cup: 2023