Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles and the Iceland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Breiðablik | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Breiðablik | 28 | (6) |
2019–2022 | BATE Borisov | 56 | (9) |
2022– | Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (3) |
2019– | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 |
Willum signed with BATE Borisov in February 2019. In February 2022, he signed a six month extension with the club.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3][4][5] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Kristiansund.[6]
Go Ahead Eagles – current squad | |
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