Rógvi Baldvinsson

Rógvi Baldvinsson (born 6 December 1989) is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender for Bryne.[3] Baldvinsson had a brief spell with Bristol Rovers in 2012.

Rógvi Baldvinsson
Rógvi Baldvinsson in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Bryne
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Ålgård 110 (12)
2012 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
2012 Ålgård 2 (0)
2013 Bryne 22 (0)
2014–2015 Ålgård 38 (8)
2015–2016 FC Fredericia 8 (1)
2016 FK Vidar 24 (4)
2017– Bryne 59 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 Faroe Islands U-21 2 (1)
2011– Faroe Islands 48 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 [2]

Club career

He made his debut for the first team as 16-year-old in September 2006 for Norwegian side Ålgård FK. Baldvinsson began his senior career as a striker, but was switched to playing in central defence during his second season with the team. In the 2009/10 season, he was chosen as the new captain of the team. In July 2012 he signed for League Two side Bristol Rovers after being recommended to manager Mark McGhee by former Faroe Islands boss Brian Kerr.[4] His time in Bristol was to last just over two weeks as Baldvinsson announced on his Twitter page that he was to return to Norway for personal reasons,[5] where he rejoined Ålgård FK.[6]

He played for Bryne FK in 2013, but in Ålgård again from 2014.[7]

In 2015 he signed a contract with the Danish club FC Fredericia, who played in the second tier.[8] The contract lasted for the second half of 2015. In 2016 he signed a contract with Norwegian club Vidar who played in the second division of Norway.[9] In 2017 Baldvinsson is playing with Bryne again; the team was relegated from 1. divisjon to 2. divisjon after the 2016 season.[10]

International career

Baldvinsson represented Faroe Islands at under-21 level. He was first called up to the Faroe Islands national football team in October 2010 and made his international debut in June 2011.[11] Baldvinsson scored his first international goal in the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden on 12 October 2012, when he sent his team up in a 1–0 lead in the eventual 1–2 loss.[12]

International goals
Scores and results list Faroe Island's goal tally first.[13]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2012Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Sweden
1–0
1–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.19 November 2013Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta
2–3
2–3
Friendly
3.31 August 2017Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal Portugal
1–2
1–5
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.15 October 2019Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Malta
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Career statistics
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Ålgård 2. Divisjon 16110171
2008 21020230
2009 20320223
2010 23410244
2011 20310213
2012 12120141
2013 Bryne 1. divisjon 22030250
2014 Ålgård 2. Divisjon 20010210
2015 3. Divisjon 18830218
2016 Vidar 2. Divisjon 24430274
2017 Bryne 19210202
2018 19120211
2019 21031241
Career Total 2552725128028

Personal life

Baldvinsson was born in the Faroe Islands. When he was five years old he moved to Norway with his parents.[9]

References
  1. "Rógvi Baldvinson player profile". scores24.live. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=182
  3. BALDVINSSON TILBAKE TIL BRYNE‚ brynefk.no, 5 January 2017
  4. "Bristol Rovers boss Mark McGhee lines up replacement as Carayol prepares to move on". The Post. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014.
  5. "Rogvi Baldvinsson quits Bristol Rovers after two weeks". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk/sport. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  6. "Dropper profflivet – velger Ålgård". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 13 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  7. Sattler, Rune (31 March 2014). "Rogvi er tilbake!" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  8. "FC FREDERICIA HENTER FÆRØSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER" (in Danish). FC Fredericia. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  9. Svendsen, Torbjørn (7 April 2016). "Fra Zlatan-møter til seriestart på Lassa" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. Haugland, Mats (25 June 2017). "Brynes Baldvinsson tilbake i godt slag: – Jeg spiller for landslagsplass". Aftenposten.no. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. "Rógvi Baldvinsson". National-Football-Teams.com.
  12. Gulbrandsen, Thomas (15 October 2012). "Ålgård-spiller skal stanse Keane & co". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  13. "Baldvinsson, Rógvi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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