Willum Þór Willumsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Willum.

Willum Þór Willumsson (born 23 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Iceland national team.

Willum Þór Willumsson

Willum with Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
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	41	(7)
International career‡
2016	Iceland U19	2	(0)
2018–2021	Iceland U21	19	(3)
2019–	Iceland	18	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:40, 11 June 2025 (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 Eredivisie.^[3]

Birmingham City

On 19 July 2024, recently relegated English 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]

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.^[6]

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.^[7][8][9] He is the brother of fellow footballer Brynjólfur Willumsson, who plays for Groningen.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2024–25 season^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	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	—		—		43	7
BATE Borisov	2019	Belarusian Premier League	19	1	3	2	—		2[c]	0	—		24	3
	2020	Belarusian Premier League	18	3	6	1	—		1[c]	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	—		—		—		62	15
Birmingham City	2024–25[12]	League One	41	6	3	1	1	0	—		3[e]	0	48	7
Career total			183	36	30	6	11	1	3	0	5	0	230	43

1. Appearances in Icelandic Cup, Belarusian Cup, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
2. Appearances in Icelandic League Cup, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Belarusian Super Cup
5. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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
Total		18	0

Honours

Birmingham City

• EFL League One: 2024–25^[14]
• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2024–25^[15]

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2023^[16]