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Brandur Hendriksson Olsen (born 19 December 1995) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Superettan club Helsingborgs IF and the Faroe Islands national team.

Brandur Hendriksson

Brandur Hendriksson Olsen in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Brandur Hendriksson Olsen[1]
Date of birth	(1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	Skálavík, Faroe Islands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Helsingborgs IF
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2011	B71 Sandoy
2011–2014	Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Copenhagen	8	(2)
2016	→ Vendsyssel FF (loan)	11	(0)
2016–2018	Randers	9	(1)
2018–2019	FH	39	(13)
2020–	Helsingborgs IF	42	(5)
National team‡
2010–2011	Faroe Islands U17	10	(0)
2010–2013	Faroe Islands U19	6	(0)
2013–	Faroe Islands U21	4	(0)
2014–	Faroe Islands	44	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 Sep 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021[2]

Club career

FC Copenhagen

In September 2014, after some impressive performances while captaining the reserves, Hendriksson signed professional terms with FC Copenhagen and was given squad number 36. Hendriksson was included in the matchday squad for the first time for the Danish Superliga home match against FC Midtjylland on 15 August 2014, although he remained on the bench. On 30 October 2014 he made his first team debut for F.C. Copenhagen in the cup match against FC Roskilde.

On 13 April 2015, Olsen made his first appearance for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga, coming in as a substitute in an away win against Silkeborg.[3][4] On 14 May 2015, Hendriksson scored the winning goal for F.C. Copenhagen in a 3–2 extra-time win against FC Vestsjælland in the 2014–15 Danish Cup Final, after coming off the bench in the 84th minute.[3][5] Two weeks later Hendriksson scored the winning goal again from a freekick in a 1–0 win against Odense Boldklub, which secured F.C. Copenhagen a second-placed finish in the Danish league.[3][5]

Vendsyssel FF

On 22 December 2015 it was confirmed, that Olsen, who struggled with gaining playing time in Copenhagen, had signed a loan contract for the rest of the season with the Danish 1st Division-club, Vendsyssel FF.[6]

Randers FC

In July 2016, Hendriksson signed a three-year deal with Danish Superliga club Randers FC. Making him the third Faroese player to sign for a Danish top division team in 2016, after his former Vendsyssel FF teammate Hallur Hansson was signed by AC Horsens and Jóan Símun Edmundsson was signed by Odense Boldklub

FH

On 21 April 2018, Hendriksson immediately joined Icelandic club FH.[7]

International career

Hendriksson, described by several figures in the game as one of the brightest prospects, to come through in Faroese football in recent years, made his full international debut for the Faroe Islands national football team on 11 October 2014, coming off the bench in the second half of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.[3][8] On 14 October 2014, he was in the starting line up for the Euro qualifier against Hungary at Tórsvøllur, the Faroe Islands national football stadium.[9][10][11] Playing in the number 10 role, Hendriksson impressed with his range of passing, his creative ability and his general high energy performance. He played the full 90 minutes and afterwards received very positive reviews from the Faroese media.

On 13 June 2015, Hendriksson scored his first international goal in a 2–1 win over former European champions Greece.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 June 2015	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Greece	2–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.	28 March 2016	Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain	Liechtenstein	1–0	3–2	Friendly
3.	25 March 2018		Liechtenstein	2–0	3–0
4.	3 September 2020	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Malta	3–2	3–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
5.	7 June 2021		Liechtenstein	2–1	5–1	Friendly
6.				3–1

Honours

Club

Copenhagen

• Danish Cup: 2014–15

Olsen or Hendriksson

Since Olsen is a very common surname in Denmark, Brandur Hendriksson Olsen since June 2015 calls himself Brandur Hendriksson when playing football; he has the name Hendriksson on the back of his shirt both when he plays for FC Copenhagen[14] and when he plays for the Faroese national football team. He said to Danish media, that he has always had Hendriksson as his middle name and he thought that is sounded more Faroese than Olsen and he also wanted to make his father proud, as his father's first name is Hendrik.[15]

References

External links

• (in Danish) Vendsyssel profile
• (in Faroese) Olsens's profile on faroesoccer.com ("Landsdystir" means "matches for national teams")
• Profile at Football-Lineups.com

На других языках

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- [en] Brandur Hendriksson

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[es] Brandur Olsen

Brandur Olsen (Skálavík, 18 de diciembre de 1995) es un futbolista feroés que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Helsingborgs IF de la Allsvenskan.[1]

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[fr] Brandur Hendriksson

Brandur Hendriksson Olsen, dit Brandur Hendriksson[1], né le 19 décembre 1995 à Skálavík aux îles Féroé, est un footballeur international féroïen, qui évolue au poste de milieu offensif.

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[it] Brandur Hendriksson Olsen

Brandur Hendriksson Olsen (Skálavík, 19 dicembre 1995) è un calciatore faroese, centrocampista dell'Helsingborg e della Nazionale faroese.

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[ru] Ольсен, Брандур

Брандур Хендрикссон Ольсен (фар. Brandur Hendriksson Olsen; род. 19 декабря 1995 года в Скалавике, Фарерские острова) — фарерский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Хельсингборг» и национальной сборной Фарерских островов.

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