Arnbjørn Hansen

Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (; born 27 February 1986 in Eiði) is a Faroese football striker who plays for EB/Streymur in the Faroe Islands Premier League. He has also played for the Faroe Islands national team from 2006 to 2014. As of 20 November 2020 he has played 288 matches and scored 155 goals in the Faroe Islands Premier League

Career

Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen has some good skills in handball and football. Through his younger years he played with HB and EB/Streymur. When Arnbjørn was at HB, he was 12 years old. He moved to EB/Streymur after his short spell at HB and it was there his football career really started. He had trials at Danish club Odense BK, but was not offered a contract with the Danish Superliga team. In 2008 Arnbjørn Hansen scored 20 goals in the Faroe Islands Premier League, the top Faroese division, for EB/Streymur. In 2006, he won the title "Best young player of the year".[1] He was chosen as player of the year 2008. Hansen won the Faroese Golden Boot 2008 for being the top scorer in the top Faroese division, Vodafonedeildin. He scored 20 goals, which was 5 goals more than number two on the top scoring list, Andrew av Fløtum from HB Tórshavn, who scored 15. He also won the golden boot in 2010 together with Christian Høgni Jacobsen from NSÍ; they scored 22 goals each.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2009	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lithuania	flag alias = Flag of Lithuania.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg	flag alias-1988 = Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-naval = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-military=Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.png	link alias-military=Lithuanian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg	link alias-army = Lithuanian Land Force	flag alias-navy=Flag of Lithuania (state).svg	link alias-navy = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-air force=Lithuanian Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || 2–1 || 2–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2	7 June 2011	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Estonia	flag alias = Flag of Estonia.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Estonia.svg	link alias-naval = Estonian Navy	flag alias-army=Flag of Estonian Land Forces.svg	link alias-army=Estonian Land Forces	flag alias-air force =Flag of the Estonia Air Force.png	link alias-air force = Estonian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Estonia.svg	link alias-navy = Estonian Navy	border-naval =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 2–0 || 2–0 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3	16 October 2012	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = Republic of Ireland	shortname alias = Ireland	flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg	link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg	link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps	flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg	link alias-army = Irish Army	link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service	link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team	name alias-football = Republic of Ireland	link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team	name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland	link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team	name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland	flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg	border-rugby union =	flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg	border-cricket =	link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team	name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || 1–2 || 1–4 || 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

• Faroese Premier League: 2008 and 2012
• Faroese Premier League Runner-up: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Individual

• Faroe Islands Player of the Year: 2008
• Effodeildin Team of the Season: 2012

References

• Soccerandequipment.com, Player of the year 2008 Faroe Islands.

External links

• Arnbjørn Hansen on FaroeSoccer.com
• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com