Fróði Benjaminsen


Fróði Benjaminsen is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Skála ÍF. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn. He has appeared a record number of times for the Faroe Islands, and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play for HB Tórshavn in 2016. On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement, and was included in the Faroe Islands squad against Hungary in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification.

Club career

In 2004 Benjaminsen transferred to Fram Reykjavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. On 20 December 2004 he signed a contract with B36 Tórshavn to return to his home country.
Benjaminsen retired from club and international football in October 2015, but on 10 March 2016, Benjaminsen came out of retirement and signed a one-year deal with HB Tórshavn.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReports
121 August 2002Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands2–13–1Friendly
218 August 2004Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands3–23–2Friendly
322 March 2009Kópavogur, Iceland1–02–1Friendly
47 June 2011Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
56 September 2011Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia1–21–3UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6.6 September 2013Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan1–01–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;B36 Tórshavn
;Havnar Bóltfelag
;Víkingur