Sara Lilja Vidlund
Swedish footballer
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Sara Charlotte Lilja Vidlund (born September 12, 2001) is a Swedish footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Charlotte Lilja Vidlund | ||
| Date of birth | September 12, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlskoga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Immetorps BK | |||
| Bråtens IK | |||
| Rävåsens IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Bråtens IK | 10 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | Rävåsens IK | 28 | (9) |
| 2017 | Rävåsens IK 2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | KIF Örebro DFF | 66 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rävåsens IK (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Djurgårdens IF | 37 | (1) |
| 2025 | Vancouver Rise FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Sweden U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sweden U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Sweden U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2020 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 16, 2025 | |||
Early life
Vidlund played youth football with Immetorps BK, Bråtens IK, and Rävåsens IK.[1]
Club career
Vidlund made her senior debut at age 12 with Bråtens IK in the sixth tier Division 4.[2]
At age 14, she moved to Rävåsens IK in the third tier Division 1.[2]
In November 2017, she signed with KIF Örebro DFF in the second tier Elitettan for the 2018 season.[3] While with Örebro, she also continued to play with her previous club Rävåsens IK on occasion.[2] In November 2019, she signed a two-year extension.[4] After helping the team earn promotion, on April 22, 2019, she scored her first goal in the first tier Damallsvenskan in a match against IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.[5] On 7 October 2020, she scored four goals in a 5-1 Svenska Cupen victory over Västerås BK30.[6] On 21 October 2021, she scored a hat trick in the district cup final in an 11–1 victory over Örebro SK.[7] After the 2021 season, she departed the club.[8]
In January 2022, she signed with Djurgårdens IF.[9][10] In September 2023, she suffered a cruciate ligament injury, causing her to miss an extended period of time.[11][12] After the 2024 season, she departed the club.[13]
In February 2025, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.[14]
International career
In October 2017, she scored a hat trick for the Sweden U16 against Croatia U16 during the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, which were her first goals at international level.[15] In January 2020, Vidlund was called up to the Sweden U19.[16] In September 2020, she was called up to the Sweden U23.[17]