Randi Wardum

Randi S. Wardum

Playing for the Faroe Islands in October 2013
Personal information
Full name Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum
Date of birth (1986-11-22) November 22, 1986
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 KÍ
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 HB 48 (1)
2004–2013 KÍ 192 (6)
2008 → Valur (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2004– Faroe Islands[1] 31 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2013.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2013

Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum (born 22 November 1986) is a Faroese football goalkeeper for KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. Since 2004, she has represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level. In addition to football, Wardum plays 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 has made 25 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]

Playing for Kyndil in 2012

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 has played, outfield, for Kyndil and been part of the Faroe Islands women's national handball team.[8]

References

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