Sara Lilja Vidlund
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sara Lilja Vidlund
| fullname = Sara Charlotte Lilja Vidlund
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|12}}
| birth_place = Karlskoga, Sweden
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Vancouver Rise FC
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Immetorps BK
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Bråtens IK
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Rävåsens IK
| years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Bråtens IK |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Rävåsens IK |caps2 = 28 |goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Rävåsens IK 2 |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2021 | clubs4 = KIF Örebro DFF |caps4 = 66 |goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = → Rävåsens IK (loan) |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Djurgårdens IF |caps6 = 37 |goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Vancouver Rise FC |caps7 = 1 |goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U16
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Sweden U18
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2020
| nationalteam5 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps5 = 4
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| pcupdate = April 16, 2025
| ntupdate =
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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
Club career
Vidlund made her senior debut at age 12 with Bråtens IK in the sixth tier Division 4.{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2020/5/Framtiden-Ar-Var-Sara-Lilja-Vidlund/|title=Framtiden Är Vår – Sara Lilja Vidlund|trans-title=The Future Is Ours – Sara Lilja Vidlund|date=May 24, 2020|first=Johan|last=Velagic|work=Swedish Football Association|language=Swedish}}
At age 14, she moved to Rävåsens IK in the third tier Division 1.
In November 2017, she signed with KIF Örebro DFF in the second tier Elitettan for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/orebro/kif-orebro-varvar-landslagsspelare-fran-lanet|title=KIF Örebro värvar landslagsspelare från länet|first=Elvedin|last=Basic|trans-title=KIF Örebro recruits national team players from the county|language=Swedish|date=November 30, 2017|work=Sveriges Television}} While with Örebro, she also continued to play with her previous club Rävåsens IK on occasion. In November 2019, she signed a two-year extension.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2019/11/01/sara-har-skrivit-pa-tvaarskontrakt-10a42/|title=Sara har skrivit på tvåårskontrakt|trans-title=Sara has signed a two-year contract|date=November 1, 2019|language=Swedish|first=Tomas|last=Nilsson|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2019/04/22/historiskt-mal-for-sara-2b3bd/|title=Historiskt mål för Sara|trans-title=Historic goal for Sara|date=April 22, 2019|language=Swedish|first1=Tomas|last1=Nilsson |first2=Fredrik|last2=Narvelid|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}} On 7 October 2020, she scored four goals in a 5-1 Svenska Cupen victory over Västerås BK30.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2020/10/08/fyra-mal-av-sara-lilja-vidlund-i-svenska-cupen-73773/|title=Fyra mål av Sara Lilja-Vidlund i Svenska cupen|trans-title=Four goals by Sara Lilja-Vidlund in the Swedish Cup|date=8 October 2020|first=Fredrik|last=Narvelid|language=Swedish|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}} On 21 October 2021, she scored a hat trick in the district cup final in an 11-1 victory over Örebro SK.{{cite web|url=https://www.na.se/artikel/kif-orebro-distriktsmastare-krossade-osk-efter-liljas-hattrick-battre-an-de-andra-aren-tog-24e-titeln-pa-25-ar-storsta-segern-nagonsin/|title=Kif Örebro distriktsmästare – krossade ÖSK efter Liljas hattrick: "Bättre än de andra åren" • Tog 24:e titeln på 25 år • Största segern någonsin|trans-title=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|language=Swedish|date=October 21, 2021|first=Jonas |last=Brännmyr|work=Nerikes Allehanda}} After the 2021 season, she departed the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.laget.se/KIFOrebroDFFalag/News/6842676/KIF-Orebro-tackar-av-Sara-Lilja-Vidlund-och-Lisa-Davidsson|title=KIF Örebro tackar av Sara Lilja Vidlund och Lisa Davidsson|trans-title=KIF Örebro thanks Sara Lilja Vidlund and Lisa Davidsson|date=December 16, 2021|work=Laget|language=Swedish}}
In January 2022, she signed with Djurgårdens IF.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2022/01/14/sara-lilja-vidlund-byter-fran-kif-orebro-till-djurgarden-0f0af/|title=Sara Lilja Vidlund byter allsvenskt lag|first1=Tomas|last1=Nilsson |first2=Fredrik|last2=Narvelid|trans-title=Sara Lilja Vidlund changes Allsvenskan team|language=Swedish|date=January 14, 2022|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/damallsvenskan/nyforvarvet-vet-att-djurgarden-ar-stockholms-stolthet/|title=Nyförvärvet: "Vet att Djurgården är Stockholms stolthet"|trans-title=The new acquisition: "Know that Djurgården is the pride of Stockholm"|language=Swedish|date=15 January 2022|first=Henric|last=Holmberg|work=Fotbollskanalen}} In September 2023, she suffered a cruciate ligament injury, causing her to miss an extended period of time.{{cite web|url=https://www.vf.se/2023/09/20/varmlandska-anfallaren-korsbandsskadad-olyckligt-a89e9/|title=Värmländska anfallaren korsbandsskadad: "Olyckligt"|trans-title=Värmland striker injured cruciate ligament: "Unfortunate"|language=Swedish|date=September 20, 2023|first=Jonas|last=Griberg|work=Värmlands Folkblad}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dif.se/nyheter/2023/korsbandsskada-for-sara-lilja-vidlund|title=Korsbandsskada för Sara Lilja Vidlund|trans-title=Cruciate ligament injury for Sara Lilja Vidlund|date=September 18, 2023|language=Swedish|work=Djurgårdens IF}} After the 2024 season, she departed the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2024/12/06/sara-lilja-vidlund-lamnar-djurgarden-mycket-lardomar-och-minnen-70dc9/|title=Sara Lilja Vidlund lämnar Djurgården: "Mycket lärdomar och minnen"|date=December 6, 2024|first=Fredrik|last=Narvelid|trans-title=Sara Lilja Vidlund leaves Djurgården: "A lot of lessons and memories"|language=Swedish|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}}
In February 2025, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2025/02/07/sara-lilja-vidlund-klar-for-klubb-utomlands-93aed/|title=Sara Lilja-Vidlund till nystartad klubb: "Jag är hedrad"|trans-title=Sara Lilja-Vidlund to newly started club: "I am honored"|first=Fredrik|last=Narvelid|language=Swedish|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren|date=February 7, 2025}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/orebro/karlskogatjejen-sankte-kroatien-med-ett-hattrick-ej-klar|title=Karlskogaspelare sänkte Kroatien med hattrick|trans-title=Karlskoga player defeated Croatia with a hat trick|date=October 24, 2017|language=Swedish|first1=Elvedin |last1=Basic|first2=Louise|last2=Gustavsson|work=Sveriges Television}} In January 2020, Vidlund was called up to the Sweden U19.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2020/01/09/sara-lilja-vidlund-uttagen-till-f19-landslaget-64ca9/|title=Sara Lilja-Vidlund uttagen till F19-landslaget|trans-title=Sara Lilja-Vidlund selected for the U19 national team|date=January 9, 2020|language=Swedish|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren|first=Fredrik|last=Narvelid}} In September 2020, she was called up to the Sweden U23.{{cite web|url=https://www.kt-kuriren.se/2020/09/04/sara-ska-pa-lager-med-u23-landslaget-53dcc/|title=Sara ska på läger med U23-landslaget|trans-title=Sara is going to camp with the U23 national team|language=Swedish|date=September 4, 2020|first=Tomas|last=Nilsson|work=Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren}}
==References==
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External links
- {{soccerway|sara-lilja-vidlund/516826}}
- [https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=102798 Sara Vidlund] Sweden stats
- [https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/e0dd04af-2f1e-4e66-84f4-c803a6e7d654/ Sara Vidlund] at Swedish Football Association
{{Vancouver Rise FC squad}}
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Category:Swedish women's footballers
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