Sara Lilja Vidlund
| 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(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise FC | ||
| 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 | 0 | (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, correct as of January 23, 2025 | |||
Sara Charlotte Lilja Vidlund (born September 12, 2001) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.
Early life
[edit]Vidlund played youth football with Immetorps BK, Bråtens IK, and Rävåsens IK.[1]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Välkommen Sara Lilja Vidlund" [Welcome Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c Velagic, Johan (May 24, 2020). "Framtiden Är Vår – Sara Lilja Vidlund" [The Future Is Ours – Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Swedish Football Association (in Swedish).
- ^ Basic, Elvedin (November 30, 2017). "KIF Örebro värvar landslagsspelare från länet" [KIF Örebro recruits national team players from the county]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish).
- ^ Nilsson, Tomas (November 1, 2019). "Sara har skrivit på tvåårskontrakt" [Sara has signed a two-year contract]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Nilsson, Tomas; Narvelid, Fredrik (April 22, 2019). "Historiskt mål för Sara" [Historic goal for Sara]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (8 October 2020). "Fyra mål av Sara Lilja-Vidlund i Svenska cupen" [Four goals by Sara Lilja-Vidlund in the Swedish Cup]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Brännmyr, Jonas (October 21, 2021). "Kif Örebro distriktsmästare – krossade ÖSK efter Liljas hattrick: "Bättre än de andra åren" • Tog 24:e titeln på 25 år • Största segern någonsin" [Kif Örebro district champion – crushed ÖSK after Lilja's hat trick: "Better than the other years" • Took 24th title in 25 years • Biggest victory ever]. Nerikes Allehanda (in Swedish).
- ^ "KIF Örebro tackar av Sara Lilja Vidlund och Lisa Davidsson" [KIF Örebro thanks Sara Lilja Vidlund and Lisa Davidsson]. Laget (in Swedish). December 16, 2021.
- ^ Nilsson, Tomas; Narvelid, Fredrik (January 14, 2022). "Sara Lilja Vidlund byter allsvenskt lag" [Sara Lilja Vidlund changes Allsvenskan team]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Holmberg, Henric (15 January 2022). "Nyförvärvet: "Vet att Djurgården är Stockholms stolthet"" [The new acquisition: "Know that Djurgården is the pride of Stockholm"]. Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
- ^ Griberg, Jonas (September 20, 2023). "Värmländska anfallaren korsbandsskadad: "Olyckligt"" [Värmland striker injured cruciate ligament: "Unfortunate"]. Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish).
- ^ "Korsbandsskada för Sara Lilja Vidlund" [Cruciate ligament injury for Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). September 18, 2023.
- ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (December 6, 2024). "Sara Lilja Vidlund lämnar Djurgården: "Mycket lärdomar och minnen"" [Sara Lilja Vidlund leaves Djurgården: "A lot of lessons and memories"]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (February 7, 2025). "Sara Lilja-Vidlund till nystartad klubb: "Jag är hedrad"" [Sara Lilja-Vidlund to newly started club: "I am honored"]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Basic, Elvedin; Gustavsson, Louise (October 24, 2017). "Karlskogaspelare sänkte Kroatien med hattrick" [Karlskoga player defeated Croatia with a hat trick]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish).
- ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (January 9, 2020). "Sara Lilja-Vidlund uttagen till F19-landslaget" [Sara Lilja-Vidlund selected for the U19 national team]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
- ^ Nilsson, Tomas (September 4, 2020). "Sara ska på läger med U23-landslaget" [Sara is going to camp with the U23 national team]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
External links
[edit]- Sara Lilja Vidlund at Soccerway
- Sara Vidlund Sweden stats
- Sara Vidlund at Swedish Football Association