Arnbjørn Hansen | |
Fullname: | Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen |
Birth Date: | 1986 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Eiði, Faroe Islands |
Currentclub: | EB/Streymur |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2003–2014 |
Clubs1: | EB/Streymur |
Caps1: | 209 |
Goals1: | 131 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | HB Tórshavn |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 2017– |
Clubs3: | EB/Streymur |
Caps3: | 61 |
Goals3: | 17 |
Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
Nationalyears2: | 2007 |
Nationalyears3: | 2006– |
Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U19 |
Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands U21 |
Nationalteam3: | Faroe Islands |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalcaps3: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
Pcupdate: | 20 November 2020 |
Ntupdate: | 20 November 2020 |
Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (in Faroese pronounced as /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 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".http://www.soccerandequipment.com/player-of-the-year-2008-faroe-islands.html 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]
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
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1 | 9 September 2009 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | |||
2 | 7 June 2011 | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | |||
3 | 16 October 2012 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |