| Heini Vatnsdal | |
| Fullname: | Heini Vatnsdal |
| Birth Date: | 1991 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Faroe Islands |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | KÍ Klaksvík |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2008 |
| Clubs1: | VB/Sumba |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | VB/Sumba |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs3: | FC Suðuroy |
| Caps3: | 70 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs4: | HB Tórshavn |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Fremad Amager |
| Caps5: | 105 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Clubs6: | KÍ Klaksvík |
| Caps6: | 68 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–06 |
| Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–08 |
| Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam3: | Faroe Islands U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010–12 |
| Nationalteam4: | Faroe Islands U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam5: | Faroe Islands |
| Nationalcaps5: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10 November 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 September 2021[1] |
Heini Vatnsdal (born 18 October 1991) is a Faroese professional football player. He currently plays for KÍ Klaksvík and for the Faroe Islands national football team. He plays as a midfielder.
Vatnsdal has also played for the youth teams of the Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands U21 U17 and U15. Vatnsdal has scored goals for Faroe Islands U15[2] and U17 teams.[3]
Vatnsdal started his football career on the southernmost of the islands of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy, where he played for FC Suðuroy until he signed a contract in 2013 with HB Tórshavn, where he played for three seasons. In 2015 he moved to Denmark to study as well as to play football. He signed a contract with the Copenhagen club Fremad Amager which played in the second best tier in Danish football. At that time he had played six matches for the Faroe Islands national team.[4] He played for the club for five years and played 105 matches for the club in 1. division.[5] Hans last match for Fremad Amager was against Vejle Boldklub, which Fremad Amager won 4-1 and ended the season as number four.
In July 2020 Vatnsdal moved back to the Faroe Islands with his family. He signed with the Faroese champions KÍ Klaksvík.[6] He became a part of the squad which should play in Champions League against ŠK Slovan Bratislava, a match which was postponed because one of the staff members tested positive for COVID-19 after arrival to the Faroe Islands, and then a new group of players arrived but again one person, this time a player, tested positive, and finally UEFA decided that KÍ should win 3-0 without playing. KÍ's next match was against Young Boys in the second qualification round, which KÍ lost 1–3.
On 24 September 2020, KÍ became the first Faroese team to qualify for the Europa League playoff round by beating the Georgian champions Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 in the third qualifying round of Europa League, which was also KÍ's first time in that round. Vatnsdal played all 90 minutes.[7]
Heini Vatnsdal has played matches for his country in the as well as the Faroe Islands national football team. Vatnsdal had his debut on the Faroe Islands national football team on 7 June 2013 in an away match against The Republic of Ireland. Ireland won 3–0. Vatnsdal played all 90 minutes.[8] He has also played for most of the youth teams of the Faroese national teams.