![]() Willum with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Breiðablik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Breiðablik | 28 | (6) |
2019–2022 | BATE Borisov | 56 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Go Ahead Eagles | 58 | (15) |
2024– | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (3) |
2019– | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:57, 23 July 2024 (UTC) |
Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City and the Iceland national team.
Club career
[edit]BATE Borisov
[edit]Willum signed with BATE Borisov in February 2019. In February 2022, he signed a six-month extension with the club.[1]
Go Ahead Eagles
[edit]In July 2022 he joined Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie.[2]
Birmingham City
[edit]On 19 July 2024, Willumsson signed for recently relegated EFL League One club Birmingham City, agreeing a 4 year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
International career
[edit]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.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 10 August 2024[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Breiðablik | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
BATE Borisov | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
2022 | Belarusian Premier League | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||
Total | 56 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 14 | ||
Go Ahead Eagles | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
Total | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | ||
Birmingham City | 2024–25[6] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 143 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 36 |
- ^ Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in the Belarusian Super Cup
Personal life
[edit]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.[7][8][9] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Kristiansund.[10]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2023,[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 February 2022). "Willum Þór áfram í Hvíta-Rússlandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/go-ahead-op-de-scandinavische-tour-ijslander-en-noor-naar-deventer
- ^ "Blues sign Willum Thor Willumsson!". bcfc.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Estonia v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 15 January 2019.
- ^ Willum Þór Willumsson at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Willum Þór Willumsson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Willum Þór Þórsson tekinn við heilbrigðisráðuneytinu af Svandísi Svavarsdóttur". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Government of Iceland. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Willum: Geri mér grein fyrir því að 4. sætið er ekki ásættanlegt". fotbolti.net. 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Willum Þór Þórsson". Alþingi. 20 November 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. "Willum Þór og Brynjólfur Darri Willumssynir í U-21 árs landsliðinu - Vísir". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "PSV is the main supplier for the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Willum Þór Willumsson at Soccerway
- Willum Þór Willumsson at National-Football-Teams.com