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Faroese footballer (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.[3] Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF.[4] He made a record 96 appearances for the Faroe Islands and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play at club level until 2022.[5] On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement to play against Hungary[6] in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification phase.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Toftir, Faroe Islands | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–2003 | B68 Toftir | 139 | (37) |
2004 | Fram Reykjavík | 16 | (3) |
2005–2007 | B36 Tórshavn | 77 | (22) |
2008–2016 | HB Tórshavn | 208 | (76) |
2017 | Víkingur Gøta | 21 | (4) |
2018 | NSÍ Runavík | 26 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Skála | 24 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
1994–1995 | Faroe Islands U19 | 4 | (0) |
1999–2017 | Faroe Islands | 96 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 18 December 2020 (UTC) [1] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2017 [2] |
In 2004, Benjaminsen transferred to Fram Reykjavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[7] On 20 December 2004, he signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn to return to his home country.[8]
Benjaminsen retired from club and international football in October 2015, but on 10 March 2016, he came out of retirement and signed a one-year deal with HB Tórshavn.[5]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1 | 21 August 2002 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Liechtenstein | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [9] |
2 | 18 August 2004 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | Malta | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | [10] |
3 | 22 March 2009 | Kópavogur, Iceland | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [11] |
4 | 7 June 2011 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | [12] |
5 | 6 September 2011 | Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia] | Serbia | 1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | [13] |
6 | 6 September 2013 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [14] |
B36 Tórshavn
Havnar Bóltfelag
Víkingur
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