Fróði Benjaminsen

Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Skála ÍF.[3] Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn.[4] He has appeared a record number of times for the Faroe Islands, and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play for HB Tórshavn in 2016.[5] On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement, and was included in the Faroe Islands squad against Hungary[6] in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification.

Fróði Benjaminsen
Benjaminsen with in Faroe Islands in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Skála ÍF
Number TBA
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– Skála 24 (2)
International career‡
1994–1995 Faroe Islands U19 4 (0)
1999–2017 Faroe Islands 95 (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]

Club career

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, Benjaminsen came out of retirement and signed a one-year deal with HB Tórshavn.[5]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benjaminsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Fróði Benjaminsen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 August 2002Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Liechtenstein2–13–1Friendly[9]
218 August 2004Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Malta3–23–2Friendly[10]
322 March 2009Kópavogur, Iceland Iceland1–02–1Friendly[11]
47 June 2011Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands Estonia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[12]
56 September 2011Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia] Serbia1–21–3UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[13]
66 September 2013Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–01–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]

Honours

B36 Tórshavn

Havnar Bóltfelag

Víkingur

Individual

References
  1. "FaroeSoccer - Leikari, Fróði Benjaminsen (M)".
  2. "FaroeSoccer | Kappingar".
  3. Leivur Frederiksen (28 February 2019). "Fróði Benjaminsen spælir fyri Skála" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya.
  4. FaroeSoccer.com, Fróði Benjamin's profile
  5. Arge, Tróndur (10 March 2016). "Fróði heldur fram í HB" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. Heldarskarð, Neli (16 August 2016). "Fróði Benjaminsen aftur á landsliðnum" (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. Mørk, Jákup (6 January 2004). "Hans Fróði í sáttmálaklemmu" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. Nielsen , Terji (20 December 2004). "Fróði og Ingi í B36". in.fo. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Liechtenstein
  10. Football – Match Friendlies : Faroe Islands vs. Malta
  11. Football – Match Friendlies : Iceland vs. Faroe Islands
  12. Faroe Islands stun Estonia to end 16-year wait
  13. Pajić, Djordje (6 September 2011). "Faroese win keeps Serbia on track". uefa. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  14. "Kasakstan - Føroyar 2-1" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  15. Faroesoccer.com (chose 2005 and you will see that B36 won the Faroese Championship. Chose B36 and you will find that Fróði Benjaminsen has played 26 matches for B36 in 2005.
  16. Faroesoccer.com, chose 2006 and you will see that B36 played the final against KÍ, chose B36 and you will see that Benjaminsen played 4 of 5 matches in the Faroese Cup 2006, it is called Steypakappingin in Faroese.
  17. Faroesoccer.com, B36 - HB B 1 - 1, Mik 07-03-2007 kl. 18:00 (Benjaminsen scored the goal for B36, they won after penalties 5-3. Stórsteypakappingin is the Faroese word for Faroe Islands Super Cup
  18. Faroesoccer.com, chose the years 2009, 2010 and 2013 and the team HB and you will find Benjaminsen's name there.
  19. Faroesoccer.com, EB/Streymur - HB 1 - 3
  20. Faroesoccer.com, HB - Víkingur 2 - 1, Sun 14-03-2010 kl. 15:00, "Stórsteypadystur" is the Faroese word for "Faroe Islands Super Cup"
  21. "Fróði Benjaminsen, HB Tórshavn Player of the Year". Soccer and Equipment. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  22. "Season review: Faroe Islands". UEFA. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  23. "Her eru tey bestu í fótbólti 2013" (in Faroese). KVF. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  24. "fsf.fo, Heidi og Fróði ársins leikarar 2013". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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