Fróði Benjaminsen

Fróði Benjaminsen
Personal information
Full name Fróði Benjaminsen
Date of birth (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Havnar Bóltfelag
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 B68 Toftir 139 (37)
2004 Fram Reykjavík 16 (3)
2005–2007 B36 Tórshavn 77 (22)
2008– HB Tórshavn 208 (76)
National team‡
1994-1995 U19 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
1999– Faroe Islands 90 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2016 [1].

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2016 [2]

Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender or midfielder for HB Tórshavn. Benjaminsen previously played for B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn.[3] He has appeared a record 89 times for the Faroe Islands, and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015 he retired from the national team, but continued to play for HB Tórshavn in 2016.[4] On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement, and was included in the Faroe Islands squad against Hungary[5] in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification.

Club career

In 2004 Benjaminsen transferred to Fram Reykjavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[6] On 20 December 2004 he signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn to return to his home country.[7]

Benjaminsen retired from club and international football in October 2015, but on 10 March 2016, Benjaminsen came out of retirement and signed a one-year deal with HB Tórshavn.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reports
1 21 August 2002Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Liechtenstein 2–1 3–1 Friendly [8]
2 18 August 2004Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Malta 3–2 3–2 Friendly [9]
3 22 March 2009Kópavogur, Iceland  Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly [10]
4 7 June 2011Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Estonia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [11]
5 6 September 2011Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia  Serbia 1–2 1–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying [12]
6. 6 September 2013Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]

Honours

Club

B36 Tórshavn
Havnar Bóltfelag

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.faroesoccer.com/player.php?teamID=2853&playerID=26
  2. ↑ http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=182
  3. ↑ FaroeSoccer.com, Fróði Benjamin's profile
  4. 1 2 Arge, Tróndur (10 March 2016). "Fróði heldur fram í HB" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Heldarskarð, Neli (16 August 2016). "Fróði Benjaminsen aftur á landsliðnum" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Mørk, Jákup (6 January 2004). "Hans Fróði í sáttmálaklemmu" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Nielsen , Terji (20 December 2004). "Fróði og Ingi í B36". in.fo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
  9. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Malta
  10. ↑ Football – Match Friendlies : Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
  11. ↑ Faroe Islands stun Estonia to end 16-year wait
  12. ↑ Pajić, Djordje. "Faroese win keeps Serbia on track". uefa. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kasakstan - Føroyar 2-1" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  14. ↑ Faroesoccer.com (chose 2005 and you will see that B36 won the Faroese Championship. Chose B36 and you will find that Fróði Benjaminsen has played 26 matches for B36 in 2005.
  15. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, chose 2006 and you will see that B36 played the final against KÍ, chose B36 and you will see that Benjaminsen played 4 of 5 matches in the Faroese Cup 2006, it is called Steypakappingin in Faroese.
  16. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, B36 - HB B 1 - 1, Mik 07-03-2007 kl. 18:00 (Benjaminsen scored the goal for B36, they won after penalties 5-3. Stórsteypakappingin is the Faroese word for Faroe Islands Super Cup
  17. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, chose the years 2009, 2010 and 2013 and the team HB and you will find Benjaminsen's name there.
  18. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, EB/Streymur - HB 1 - 3
  19. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, HB - Víkingur 2 - 1, Sun 14-03-2010 kl. 15:00, "Stórsteypadystur" is the Faroese word for "Faroe Islands Super Cup"
  20. ↑ "Fróði Benjaminsen, HB Tórshavn Player of the Year". Soccer and Equipment. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Season review: Faroe Islands". UEFA. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  22. 1 2 "Her eru tey bestu í fótbólti 2013" (in Faroese). KVF. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  23. ↑ fsf.fo, Heidi og Fróði ársins leikarar 2013.
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