Meinhard Olsen
 Meinhard Olsen at NSÍ Runavík | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Meinhard Egilsson Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Faroe Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolding | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Mjøndalen | 63 | (14) |
| 2025– | Kolding | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Faroe Islands U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Faroe Islands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Faroe Islands U21 | 12 | (4) |
| 2019– | Faroe Islands | 34 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Meinhard Egilsson Olsen (born 10 April 1997) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Kolding IF in the Danish 1st Division[1] and for the Faroe Islands national football team.
Club career
[edit]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] Olsen moved to Bryne FK for a year, prior to signing for Mjøndalen IF. The move was confirmed on August 5, 2021, but Olsen only joined the club from January 2022.[4]
Olsen played for Mjøndalen IF for two years before it was confirmed in December 2024 that he would leave the club at the end of the year when his contract expired.[5] Later that month, it was also revealed that Olsen had been named Mjøndalen 2024 Player of the Year by the newspaper Drammens Tidende, scoring seven goals and two assists in 27 league games.[6]
On January 19, 2025, it was confirmed that Olsen returned to Denmark, where he had signed with Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 August 2022[8]
| 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
[edit]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.[9] 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.[10]
International goals
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Meinhard Olsen at Soccerway
- ^ Anders Fagerlund. "Meinhard Olsen klar för GAIS" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b Johnsson, Andreas (5 January 2021). "Duon lämnar Gais – tappar lånet". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ MIF henter landslagsspiller, miffotball.no, 5 August 2021
- ^ Meinhard Egilsson Olsen er ferdig i MIF, facebook.com, 5 December 2024
- ^ Meinhard Olsen ble kåret til årets Mjøndalen-spiller, dt.no, 8 December 2024
- ^ KOLDING IF HENTER MÅLFARLIG LANDSHOLDSSPILLER, kolding-if.dk, 19 January 2025
- ^ "Meinhard Olsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Faroe Islands v Spain game report". UEFA. 7 June 2019.
- ^ Hansen, Jóannes (25 March 2021). "Meinhard var bjargingarmaður". in.fo. Sosialurin. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Meinhard Olsen at National-Football-Teams.com
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