Willum Þór Willumsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1998)
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Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC and the Iceland national team.
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Willum with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Birmingham City | 60 | (6) |
| 2026– | NEC | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2019– | Iceland | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:39, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
BATE Borisov
Willum signed with BATE Borisov in February 2019. In February 2022, he signed a six-month extension with the club.[2]
Go Ahead Eagles
In July 2022, he joined Go Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie.[3]
Birmingham City
On 19 July 2024, recently relegated League One (third-tier) club Birmingham City signed Willum on a four-year contract. The fee was undisclosed.[4] He made his debut in the starting eleven for the opening fixture of the season, a 1–1 draw at home to Reading, but left the field just after half-time after aggravating a knee problem.[5]
NEC
On 1 February 2026, Willumsson returned to the Netherlands to join NEC on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]
International career
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.[7]
Personal life
Willum is the son of Willum Þór Þórsson, a former football player and manager, former member of the Icelandic parliament and was Minister of Health.[8][9][10] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Groningen.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 August 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 7 | ||||
| BATE Borisov | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 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 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 62 | 15 | |||||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[13] | League One | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 48 | 7 | |
| 2025–26 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 60 | 7 | |||
| NEC Nijmegen | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 251 | 43 | ||
- Appearances in Icelandic Cup, Belarusian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in Icelandic League Cup, EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Two appearances in UEFA Champios League
International
- As of match played 31 May 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
Birmingham City
- EFL League One: 2024–25[15]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2024–25[16]
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2023[17]
