Meinhard Olsen

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Meinhard Olsen
Meinhard Olsen 2014.JPG
Meinhard Olsen at NSÍ Runavík
Personal information
Full name Meinhard Egilsson Olsen
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Faroe Islands
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mjøndalen
Number 11
Youth career
–2012 NSÍ Runavík
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 NSÍ Runavík 39 (1)
2015–2017 Vendsyssel 9 (1)
2017–2019 B36 Tórshavn 38 (17)
2019 Kristiansund 11 (1)
2020 B36 Tórshavn 16 (10)
2020 GAIS 15 (1)
2021 Bryne 25 (7)
2022– Mjøndalen 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–13 U17 Faroe Islands 18 (2)
2014–15 U19 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
2015–2018 U21 Faroe Islands 12 (4)
2019– Faroe Islands 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:03, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:03, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Meinhard Egilsson Olsen (born 10 April 1997) is a Faroese footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Mjøndalen in 1. divisjon.[1] and for the Faroe Islands national football team.

Club career[]

On 21 August 2020, Olsen joined Superettan team GAIS for the remainder of the 2020 season.[2][3] He left at the end of the season.[3]

International career[]

He made his Faroe Islands national football team debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain, as an 86th-minute substitute for Árni Frederiksberg.[4] He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands national team on 25 March 2021 in a 1-1 draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.[5]

International Goals[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2021 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F

References[]

  1. ^ Meinhard Olsen at Soccerway
  2. ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Meinhard Olsen klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ^ a b Johnsson, Andreas (2021-01-05). "Duon lämnar Gais – tappar lånet". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. ^ "Faroe Islands v Spain game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ Hansen, Jóannes (25 March 2021). "Meinhard var bjargingarmaður". in.fo. Sosialurin. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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