Arnbjørn Hansen Explained

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

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".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]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 20092–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2 7 June 20112–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 16 October 20121–2 1–4 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Individual

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.soccerandequipment.com/player-of-the-year-2008-faroe-islands.html Soccerandequipment.com
  2. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=792 FaroeSoccer.com (You need to choose the year 2010 and "Mál" which means "Goals").