Meinhard Olsen
Meinhard Olsen at NSÍ Runavík
Personal information
Full name Meinhard Egilsson Olsen
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997
Place of birth Faroe Islands
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Mjøndalen
Number 11
Youth career
–2012 NSÍ Runavík
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 NSÍ Runavík 39 (1)
2015–2017 Vendsyssel 9 (1)
2017–2019 B36 Tórshavn 38 (17)
2019 Kristiansund 11 (1)
2020 B36 Tórshavn 16 (10)
2020 GAIS 15 (1)
2021 Bryne 25 (7)
2022– Mjøndalen 36 (7)
International career
2011–13 U17 Faroe Islands 18 (2)
2014–15 U19 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
2015–2018 U21 Faroe Islands 12 (4)
2019– Faroe Islands 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023

Meinhard Egilsson Olsen (born 10 April 1997) is a Faroese footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Mjøndalen in 1. divisjon.[1] and for the Faroe Islands national football team.

Club career

On 21 August 2020, Olsen joined Superettan team GAIS for the remainder of the 2020 season.[2][3] He left at the end of the season.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NSÍ 2013 Faroe Islands Premier League 5010-60
2014 22020-249
2015 1212010151
Total 3915010451
Vendsyssel 2015–16 NordicBet Liga 1100-11
2016–17 8021-101
Total 9121--112
B36 Tórshavn 2017 Betri deildin 13410-144
2018 251350603613
Total 381760605017
Kristiansund 2019 Eliteserien 11131-142
Total 11131--142
B36 Tórshavn 2020 Betri deildin 161000101710
Total 161000101710
GAIS 2020 Superettan 15100-151
Total 15100--151
Bryne 2021 OBOS-ligaen 25710-267
Total 25710--267
Mjøndalen 2022 OBOS-ligaen 22610-236
Total 22610--236
Career total 175441828020146


International career

He made his Faroe Islands national football team debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain, as an 86th-minute substitute for Árni Frederiksberg.[5] He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands national team on 25 March 2021 in a 1-1 draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.[6]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2021Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F

References

  1. Meinhard Olsen at Soccerway
  2. Anders Fagerlund. "Meinhard Olsen klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. 1 2 Johnsson, Andreas (2021-01-05). "Duon lämnar Gais – tappar lånet". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. "Meinhard Olsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  5. "Faroe Islands v Spain game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
  6. Hansen, Jóannes (25 March 2021). "Meinhard var bjargingarmaður". in.fo. Sosialurin. Retrieved 26 March 2021.


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