Randi Wardum Explained

Randi S. Wardum
Fullname:Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum
Birth Date:22 November 1986
Birth Place:Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2001–2003
Clubs1:HB
Caps1:48
Goals1:1
Years2:2004–2014
Clubs2:
Caps2:209
Goals2:6
Years3:2008
Clubs3:Valur (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2014
Nationalteam1:Faroe Islands[1]
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:0

Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum (born 22 November 1986) is a Faroese former football goalkeeper who last played for KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. From 2004 to 2014 she represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level. In addition to football, Wardum played handball for Kyndil.

Club career

In April 2008 Wardum signed for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild champions Valur.[2] She became the first female footballer from the Faroe Islands to play for a foreign club.[3] In September 2008 she was in the Valur team who retained their title with an 8–0 win over Stjarnan.[4]

Wardum made 27 appearances for KÍ in the UEFA Women's Champions League, formerly known as the UEFA Women's Cup.

International career

The Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) relaunched their senior women's national team in 2004 after an eight-year hiatus. Wardum kept goal in their first match, a 2–1 friendly defeat to Ireland.[5] The match was staged in Klaksvík on 12 October 2004, the day before the nations' senior men's teams met at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

She played in all five games as the Faroe Islands won the football tournament at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland.[6]

In 2012, Wardum and her KÍ teammates Malena Josephsen and Rannvá B. Andreasen simultaneously became the first Faroese women to win 25 caps.[7]

Handball

Wardum is also an accomplished handballer. She played, outfield, for Kyndil and was part of the Faroe Islands women's national handball team.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landsliðsleikarar 1995-2016 . Faroe Islands Football Association. 21 March 2017. Faroese.
  2. Web site: Randi Wardum til Íslands. Sportal.fo. 24 April 2008. 12 November 2013. Faroese. Uni Holm. Johannesen.
  3. Web site: Breckmann makes history with Karlsruhe move. 12 November 2013. UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 March 2010. Ingi. Samuelsen.
  4. Web site: Valur Íslandsmeistari 2008. 12 November 2013. MBL.is. Morgunblaðið. 13 September 2008. Icelandic.
  5. Web site: International Matches (Women) 2004. 12 November 2013. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 5 April 2005. Sébastien. Duret.
  6. Web site: Competitor Details - Randi S. Wardum . 12 November 2013. NatWest Island Games - Rhodes 2007.
  7. Web site: Leiktu dyst nr 25 . Kvinnu Fotbolt. 16 November 2013. Faroese. 9 December 2012.
  8. Web site: A-landsliðini venja fríggjakvøldið og leygarmorgunin . Faroe Islands Handball Association. 12 November 2013. Faroese. 31 October 2010.