Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson (born 27 August 1998) is a Luxembourgish footballer who plays as a forward for Munsbach and the Luxembourg women's national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Munsbach | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | 1. FFC Frankfurt II | 27 | (1) |
| 2020-2021 | Frankfurt | - | (-) |
| 2021–2022 | Elversberg | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Munsbach | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Luxembourg | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2022[4] | |||
Early life edit
Olafsson was born in Luxembourg to an Icelandic father and a Luxembourgish mother. Kim moved with only 15 years to Frankfurt, Germany to pursue her football career. After two successful years she unfortunately got a knee injury. 2017 first ACL tear, 2018 and 2019 inside meniscus tear(all left Knee). Kim is still working on her comeback. [5][6]
Club career edit
Olafsson has played for FFC Frankfurt II 2. Bundesliga in Germany.[7]
International career edit
Olafsson made her senior debut for Luxembourg on 29 October 2014 as a 79th-minute substitution in a 1–0 friendly home win over Lithuania.[4] She scored her first international goal on 11 December 2014 in a 2–3 friendly away loss to Cyprus.[4] After these two friendly appearances for Luxembourg, she agreed to officially play for Iceland at youth levels. She represented Iceland at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and two UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifications (2016 and 2017).[7] On 11 April 2021, she resumed her senior international career with Luxembourg, appearing in a 2–1 friendly away win over Liechtenstein.[4]
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2014 | Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References edit
- ^ "Kim Olafsson Gunnlaugsson". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Cadre". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Kim Olafsson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ a b c d "Kim Olafsson". Der luxemburgische Fussball (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Grellier, Nicolas (9 April 2021). "Huit ans après, Kim Olafsson revient en sélection". L'essentiel (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (19 June 2015). "Gæti reynst falinn fjarsjóður". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Kim Olafsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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