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Meinhard Olsen

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Meinhard Olsen
Meinhard Olsen at NSÍ Runavík
Personal information
Full name Meinhard Egilsson Olsen
Date of birth (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Faroe Islands
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Mjøndalen
Number 45
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 63 (14)
International career
2011–13 Faroe Islands U17 18 (2)
2014–15 Faroe Islands U19 4 (0)
2015–2018 Faroe Islands U21 12 (4)
2019– Faroe Islands 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024

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

Club career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 29 August 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NSÍ 2013 Faroe Islands Premier League 5 0 1 0 - 6 0
2014 22 0 2 0 - 24 9
2015 12 1 2 0 1 0 15 1
Total 39 1 5 0 1 0 45 1
Vendsyssel 2015–16 NordicBet Liga 1 1 0 0 - 1 1
2016–17 8 0 2 1 - 10 1
Total 9 1 2 1 - - 11 2
B36 Tórshavn 2017 Betri deildin 13 4 1 0 - 14 4
2018 25 13 5 0 6 0 36 13
Total 38 17 6 0 6 0 50 17
Kristiansund 2019 Eliteserien 11 1 3 1 - 14 2
Total 11 1 3 1 - - 14 2
B36 Tórshavn 2020 Betri deildin 16 10 0 0 1 0 17 10
Total 16 10 0 0 1 0 17 10
GAIS 2020 Superettan 15 1 0 0 - 15 1
Total 15 1 0 0 - - 15 1
Bryne 2021 OBOS-ligaen 25 7 1 0 - 26 7
Total 25 7 1 0 - - 26 7
Mjøndalen 2022 OBOS-ligaen 22 6 1 0 - 23 6
Total 22 6 1 0 - - 23 6
Career total 175 44 18 2 8 0 201 46

International career

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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

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 March 2021 Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F

References

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  1. ^ Meinhard Olsen at Soccerway
  2. ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Meinhard Olsen klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Johnsson, Andreas (5 January 2021). "Duon lämnar Gais – tappar lånet". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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