Hanus Thorleifsson

Hanus Thorleifsson (born 19 December 1985) is a Faroese footballer, currently a free agent. Previously he played for Skála ÍF, HB Tórshavn, ÍF Fuglafjørður, B36 Tórshavn and Giza Hoyvík. Thorleifsson has been capped for the Faroe Islands national football team at senior and junior level.

Hanus Thorleifsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Skála ÍF 68 (7)
2006–2009 B36 Tórshavn 86 (13)
2009–2012 HB Tórshavn 33 (4)
2013 ÍF Fuglafjørður 16 (1)
2014–2016 B36 Tórshavn 67 (9)
2017 Giza Hoyvík 8 (2)
International career‡
2001 U17 Faroe Islands 6 (0)
2002–2003 U19 Faroe Islands 6 (0)
2006– Faroe Islands[1] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2015

Club career

Thorleifsson begun his professional career with Skála ÍF in 2002.[1] Until 2006 he played in 68 matches and scored 7 goals with the club in the Faroe Islands Premier League.[1][2] In November 2005 he transferred to B36 Tórshavn.[3] Thorleifsson was in the starting line-up of B36 in the 2006 Faroe Islands Cup final, where his team won the trophy by winning 2–1 versus KÍ.[4] Following reports about leaving B36, he moved to rivals HB Tórshavn in the summer of 2009.[5][6]

In January 2013 he moved to ÍF Fuglafjørður.[7] In February 2014 Thorleifsson returned for a second spell in B36, after leaving the club in 2009.[8] In 2015 Thorleifsson helped B36 win back-to-back championships for the first time in the club's history by scoring the winning goal against TB Tvøroyri.[9]

International career

Thorleifsson made his senior debut for the Faroe Islands in a 6–0 away defeat against Scotland, coming in as a substitute for Jónhard Frederiksberg.[10][11] Totally he has been capped 3 times for the Faroe Islands at senior level.[1]

Honours
B36 Tórshavn
HB Tórshavn

References
  1. Hanus Thorleifsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Leikari, Hanus Thorleifsson (M)" (in Faroese). Faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. Mørk, Jákup (18 November 2005). "Hanus til B36" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. Mørk, Jákup (16 October 2006). "Fakta um finaluna" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. Johannesen, Uni Holm (22 June 2009). "Thorleifsson gevst í B36" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  6. Dam, Rólant Waag (22 July 2009). "Hanus Thorleifsson til HB" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  7. Arge, Tróndur (22 January 2013). "Hanus og Hendrik til ÍF" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. Arge, Tróndur (10 February 2014). "Fleiri nýggj andlit í B36" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. Joensen, Hans Pauli (13 September 2015). "B36 retain Faroese title for first time". UEFA. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. Moffat, Colin (2 September 2006). "Scotland 6-0 Faroe Islands". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. Eyðun Klakstein (4 September 2006). "Skotland-Føroyar - hagtøl" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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