Sara Lilja Vidlund

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Sara Lilja Vidlund
Personal information
Full name Sara Charlotte Lilja Vidlund
Date of birth (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

References

  1. ↑ "Välkommen Sara Lilja Vidlund" [Welcome Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). January 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Velagic, Johan (May 24, 2020). "Framtiden Är Vår – Sara Lilja Vidlund" [The Future Is Ours – Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Swedish Football Association (in Swedish).
  3. ↑ Basic, Elvedin (November 30, 2017). "KIF Örebro värvar landslagsspelare från länet" [KIF Örebro recruits national team players from the county]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish).
  4. ↑ Nilsson, Tomas (November 1, 2019). "Sara har skrivit på tvåårskontrakt" [Sara has signed a two-year contract]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
  5. ↑ Nilsson, Tomas; Narvelid, Fredrik (April 22, 2019). "Historiskt mål för Sara" [Historic goal for Sara]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
  6. ↑ 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).
  7. ↑ 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).
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Nilsson, Tomas; Narvelid, Fredrik (January 14, 2022). "Sara Lilja Vidlund byter allsvenskt lag" [Sara Lilja Vidlund changes Allsvenskan team]. Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren (in Swedish).
  10. ↑ 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).
  11. ↑ Griberg, Jonas (September 20, 2023). "Värmländska anfallaren korsbandsskadad: "Olyckligt"" [Värmland striker injured cruciate ligament: "Unfortunate"]. Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish).
  12. ↑ "Korsbandsskada för Sara Lilja Vidlund" [Cruciate ligament injury for Sara Lilja Vidlund]. Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). September 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ 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).
  14. ↑ 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).
  15. ↑ Basic, Elvedin; Gustavsson, Louise (October 24, 2017). "Karlskogaspelare sänkte Kroatien med hattrick" [Karlskoga player defeated Croatia with a hat trick]. Sveriges Television (in Swedish).
  16. ↑ 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).
  17. ↑ 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).
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