Sølvi Vatnhamar

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Sølvi Vatnhamar
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Leirvík, Faroe Islands
Position(s) Midfielder/Winger
Team information
Current team
Víkingur
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 LÍF Leirvík 76 (22)
2008– Víkingur 382 (137)
International career
2007–2008 Faroe Islands U21 3 (0)
2013– Faroe Islands 65 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023[1]

Sølvi Vatnhamar (born 5 May 1986)[2] is a Faroese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Víkingur and the Faroe Islands national football team.[3] He also works as a constructor next to his football career, and his brother Gunnar Vatnhamar is also a footballer who has played with him on the national team.[4]

On 13 June 2015 he played his fifth match for the Faroe Islands national football team at the Tórsvøllur stadium against Greece. The Faroe Islands won 2–1 with goals by Hallur Hansson and Brandur Olsen; Vatnhamar assisted both goals.[4]

On 28 March 2016, Vatnhamar scored his first international goal in a 3–2 win against Liechtenstein[5]

International[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2016 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–2 Friendly
2 15 November 2021 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel  Israel 1–2 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honour[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FaroeSoccer | Kappingar". www.faroesoccer.com.
  2. ^ "FaroeSoccer - Leikari, Sølvi Vatnhamar (M)". www.faroesoccer.com.
  3. ^ "fsf.fo".
  4. ^ a b kvf.fo, Landsliðshetja og byggifrøðingur.
  5. ^ "www.in.fo". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  6. ^ Petersen, Niels (28 October 2016). "Sølvi Vatnhamar og Rannvá Andreasen blivu ársins leikarar" (in Faroese). Portal.fo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.