Arnbjørn Hansen

Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈaɻɳ.ˌpjœtn ˈhan̥s.ɛn]; born 27 February 1986 in Eiði) is a Faroese football striker who plays for EB/Streymur in the Faroe Islands Premier League. He has also played for the Faroe Islands national team from 2006 to 2014. As of 20 November 2020 he has played 288 matches and scored 155 goals in the Faroe Islands Premier League

Arnbjørn Hansen
Personal information
Full name Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen
Date of birth (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986
Place of birth Eiði, Faroe Islands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 EB/Streymur
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2014 EB/Streymur 209 (131)
2015–2016 HB Tórshavn 11 (7)
2017– EB/Streymur 61 (17)
National team‡
2004 Faroe Islands U19 2 (0)
2007 Faroe Islands U21 4 (1)
2006– Faroe Islands 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2020

Career

Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen has some good skills in handball and football. Through his younger years he played with HB and EB/Streymur. When Arnbjørn was at HB, he was 12 years old. He moved to EB/Streymur after his short spell at HB and it was there his football career really started. He had trials at Danish club Odense BK, but was not offered a contract with the Danish Superliga team. In 2008 Arnbjørn Hansen scored 20 goals in the Faroe Islands Premier League, the top Faroese division, for EB/Streymur. In 2006, he won the title "Best young player of the year". He was chosen as player of the year 2008. Hansen won the Faroese Golden Boot 2008 for being the top scorer in the top Faroese division, Vodafonedeildin. He scored 20 goals, which was 5 goals more than number two on the top scoring list, Andrew av Fløtum from HB Tórshavn, who scored 15.[1] He also won the golden boot in 2010 together with Christian Høgni Jacobsen from NSÍ; they scored 22 goals each.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 September 2009Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Lithuania2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
27 June 2011Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Estonia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
316 October 2012Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Republic of Ireland1–21–42014 World Cup qualifier

Honours
  • Faroese Premier League: 2008 and 2012
  • Faroese Premier League Runner-up: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Individual

References
  1. Soccerandequipment.com
  2. FaroeSoccer.com (You need to choose the year 2010 and "Mál" which means "Goals").

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