Brandur Hendriksson

Brandur Hendriksson Olsen (born 19 December 1995) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan 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
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 F.C. Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 F.C. Copenhagen 8 (2)
2016 → Vendsyssel FF (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2018 Randers FC 9 (1)
2018–2019 FH 39 (13)
2020– Helsingborgs IF 24 (2)
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 39 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 Oct 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 Nov 2020[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]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Greece
2–0
2–1
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.28 March 2016Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Liechtenstein
1–0
3–2
Friendly
3.25 March 2018
2–0
3–0
4.3 September 2020Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Malta
3–2
3–2
2020–21 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

Club
Copenhagen

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
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=182
  3. "Brandur Olsen profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "FCK-sejr overskygget af skrækkelig Cornelius-skade" (in Danish). tv2.dk. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. "OB besejret: 19-årige Brandur Olsen sparker FCK til sølv med lynscoring" (in Danish). fyens.dk. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. "Vendsyssel FF lejer FCK-spiller" (in Danish). tv2.dk. 22 December 2015.
  7. Randers sender Hendriksson til Island‚ bold.dk, 21 April 2018
  8. "Brandur: Stuttligt at fáa debut" (in Faroese). in.fo. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. "Faroe Islands – Hungary 0–1". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. "Beinleiðis: Føroyar taptu 1-0" (in Faroese). portal.fo. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. "Beinleiðis: Norðurírland vann 2-0" (in Faroese). portal.fo. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. "Armenia 2-3 Portugal". BBC. 13 June 2015.
  13. "NFT Profile". www.national-football-teams.coml. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  14. fck.dk - Brandur Hendriksson
  15. "Hendriksson i trøje nr. 36" (in Danish). Fck.dk. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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