Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 8 August 2001) is an Icelandic

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Iceland women's national team.

Club career

In January 2021, Karólína signed with

. In June 2021 she won the

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with the team. It was announced on 10 February 2022 that she had extended her contract at

until 2025.

International career

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

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International goals

Personal life

Her maternal uncle,

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, is a professional footballer.

Honors

Club

;Bayern Munich *

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* 2001 births Living people Women's association football forwards Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir FC Bayern Munich (women) players Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football) players Frauen-Bundesliga players Icelandic expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Germany UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{Iceland-women-footy-bio-stub