Hallur Hansson

Hallur Hansson
Personal information
Date of birth8 July 1992
Place of birthFaroe Islands
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Vendsyssel FF
Youth career
VB Vágur
2008HB Tórshavn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008-2011Aberdeen1(0)
2011-2012HB Tórshavn31(6)
2012-2014AaB6(0)
2014Víkingur25(6)
2014Vendsyssel FF8(1)
National team‡
2006U15 Faroe Islands?(?)
2007-09U17 Faroe Islands12(0)
2009-2011U19 Faroe Islands7(1)
2009-U21 Faroe Islands10(0)
2012-Faroe Islands17(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 April 2015

Hallur Hansson (born 8 July 1992) is a Faroese football player, a midfielder who currently plays for the Danish 1st division club Vendsyssel FF, on 1 December 2014 he made a 2½ year deal with the club.[1] Before that he played one season for Víkingur Gøta.[2] He has played for AaB from 2012 until 31 January 2014.[3] The first half-year he was on loan from HB Tórshavn, but on 29 January 2013 he signed a 1½ year deal with AaB.[4] Earlier he played for Aberdeen.[5] He is currently a member of the squad of the Faroe Islands national football team; he has currently played four matches for the national team. Earlier he has played for the Faroe Islands U21,[6] Faroe Islands national under-19 football team,[7] and the Faroe Islands national under-17 football team[8] and Under 15.

Football career

Hansson played for some years for the football club in Vágur, Suðuroy; the club's name was formerly VB Vágur, in 2005 they merged with Sumba Football Club and was called VB/Sumba, who changed their name in 2010 to FC Suðuroy.[9] Hansson lived in Vágur for some years with his family at that time, but later they moved to Tórshavn and he began to play for HB Tórshavn. It was in 2008 while he played for HB Tórshavn's youth team and some matches for the second best division, that he signed a two-year deal with Aberdeen in Scotland together with Gilli Sørensen from Tvøroyri, who also played for HB Tórshavn at that time.[10][11] Hansson and Sorensen were spotted by Aberdeen at the Aberdeen International Football Festival in 2006.[12][13] Hallur Hansson played on the U17 Faroe Islands team which participated at the Aberdeen International Football Festival 2007. Hansson's team won the football competition in Aberdeen.[14] In May 2010 both Faroese players (Hansson and Sorensen) have extended their deals with the club.[15] Hansson made his debut for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League on 27 November 2010. Aberdeen lost 2-0 in their away match against Kilmarnock.[16] On 29 January 2013 he signed a 1½ year deal with Danish superliga club AaB after playing for the club for a half-year on loan from HB Tórshavn. He has made 6 appearances for AaB's superliga team. On 31 January 2014 Aab announced that they no longer had a contract with Hansson.[17] In February 2014 he made a contract with the Faroese club Víkingur Gøta.

International career

Hallur Hansson played for the Faroe Islands U19 against Croatia U19 on 7 October 2010. The result was 2-2. Hallur Hansson scored the second goal for the Faroe Islands after 82 minutes.[18][19]

Aberdeen International Football Festival 2007

Hallur Hansson went to Aberdeen in Scotland in the summer of 2007 with the U17 Faroe Islands team to play in the Aberdeen International Football Festival. In the competition they were called U16, in the Faroe Islands they are called U17. Hansson and his team won the competition; it was the first time that the Faroe Islands U17 won this competition.[20]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1. 11 October 2013 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
2. 19 November 2013 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–3 2–3 Friendly [22]
3. 1 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 3–1 4–1 Friendly [23]

Individual honours

References

  1. ↑ in.fo - Hallur Hansson fer av landinum
  2. ↑ portal.fo, Hallur Hansson er Víkingur
  3. ↑ http://fodbold.aabsport.dk/nyheder/2012/09/aab-henter-faeroesk-landsholdsspiller.aspx (in danish)
  4. ↑ Fodbold.aabsport.dk Ny AaB-aftale til Hallur Hansson
  5. ↑ AFC.co.uk, Under 19 Squad 10/11
  6. ↑ Dimma.fo (Faroese newspaper)
  7. ↑ Football.fo, The Faroe Islands Football Association. "Úttøka av U19-landsliðnum til EM-undankapping í 2010" (In Faroese)
  8. ↑ Faroesoccer.com, Hallur Hansson
  9. ↑ Soccerandequipment.com, Rógvi Holm extends Aberdeen contract (They mention here that Hallur Hansson originally came from VB Vágur.
  10. ↑ AFC.co.uk, Faroe Tale
  11. ↑ Portal.fo, Hallur Hansson og Gilli Sørensen úr HB seldir til Aberdeen FC (in Faroese)
  12. ↑ Invernessreds.co.uk
  13. ↑ Football.fo, Mál: U15 og U17-landsliðini til AIFF 2006 (Aim: U15 and U17 national teams to AIFF 2006).
  14. ↑ Football.fo (In Faroese).
  15. ↑ AFC.co.uk, Team of youngsters.
  16. ↑ Sportal.fo, Hallur Hansson debut í skotsku Premier League
  17. ↑ fodbold.aabsport.dk, AaB ophæver Hallur Hanssons kontrakt
  18. ↑ UEFA.com,
  19. ↑ Sportal.fo
  20. ↑ Football.fo
  21. ↑ "Faroe Islands 1-1 Kazakhstan". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  22. ↑ "Malta 3 - Faroe Islands 2". ESPN. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  23. ↑ "4‐1 defeat for Gibraltar against the Faroe Islands". GBC. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

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