FC Bayern Women’s Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir, Samantha Kerr, Natalia Padilla-Bidas, Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir, Jill Baijings and Ana María Guzmán are all currently away on loan at clubs across Europe and the USA to gain regular playing time and aid in their development. fcbayern.com is keeping you updated on their progress in Loan Watch.
FC Bayern Women’s loanees:
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir (Inter Milan, Serie A Femminile, Italy)
Goalkeeper Rúnarsdóttir has played in 16 out of 19 league games for Inter Milan in Italy. The 21-year-old Icelander has conceded only 13 goals and kept eight clean sheets as Inter sit second in the table but 10 points behind leaders Juventus.
Samantha Kerr (Liverpool, Women's Super League, England)
Samantha Kerr went out on loan to Liverpool at the start of the year. The 25-year-old Scotland international has so far played five times for the English club, claiming wins over Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace and West Ham United but also defeats to Leicester City and Manchester City. Kerr started all five matches.
Natalia Padilla-Bidas (Sevilla, Liga F, Spain)
After spending last season on loan at Köln, Padilla-Bidas is now in Spain for the year with Sevilla in the top-flight Liga F. The Spanish-born Poland international has impressed so far and made 19 competitive appearances, scoring six goals and providing an assist. It makes the 21-year-old her team’s top scorer. David Losada’s side currently sit eighth in the league and next host Real Madrid at the Estadio Jesús Navas.
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (Bayer Leverkusen, Google Pixel Bundesliga)
Vilhjálmsdóttir was previously on loan at Bayer Leverkusen in 2023/24 but extended her stay for another year at the same time as penning a new contract at Bayern through to 2026. The Iceland international has so far made 15 appearances in the Bundesliga this season, scoring and assisting once each. The 23-year-old’s team currently sit in fourth place with 30 points, five behind Wolfsburg in third with 15 games played.
Jill Baijings (Aston Villa, Women's Super League, England)
Baijings joins Kerr representing Bayern in England’s Women’s Super League. The 24-year-old Dutch midfielder was sidelined with a back problem following her summer move to Aston Villa but returned to action in the new year. She has so far made five appearances in the league, all from the start. Next week Natalia Arroyo’s side go to Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup.
Ana María Guzmán (Utah Royals, National Women's Soccer League)
Guzmán went out on loan to the Utah Royals in the National Women's Soccer League at the start of the year and will spend the rest of 2025 in the US. While the European season is in full swing, the 19-year-old Colombian won’t begin competitive action until later this month, when Jimmy Coenrats’ side kick off against Bay FC on 16 March before a trip to San Diego Wave the following weekend.
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