Fróði Benjaminsen
Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF. He made a record 96 appearances for the Faroe Islands and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play at club level until 2022. On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement to play against Hungary in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification phase.
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Benjaminsen with the Faroe Islands in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Toftir, Faroe Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2003 | B68 Toftir | 139 | (37) |
| 2004 | Fram Reykjavík | 16 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | B36 Tórshavn | 77 | (22) |
| 2008–2016 | HB Tórshavn | 208 | (76) |
| 2017 | Víkingur Gøta | 21 | (4) |
| 2018 | NSÍ Runavík | 26 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Skála | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1994–1995 | Faroe Islands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2017 | Faroe Islands | 96 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 18 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2017 | |||
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