Rene Eriksen Petersen (born 11 June 2001) is a Greenlandic footballer who plays as a forward for Faroe Islands Premier League club Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, and the Greenland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KÍ | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Nykøbing | ||
| 2020–2022 | B.1901 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | N-48 | ||
| 2023– | KÍ | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | → KÍ II (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Greenland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 8 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 8 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAs a youth, Petersen was in the academy of Nykøbing in Denmark.[1] In 2019 B-67 Vice-president Finn Meinel identified him as the best young talent in Greenland.[2] In 2022, he was named to the Greenlandic Football Championship Team of the Year while playing for N-48. He scored in the final to help the club win the championship.[3][4]
From 31 January to 17 February 2023 Petersen and fellow-Greenlander Bastian Rosing went on trial with Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík through a partnership between the club and B-67.[5][6] The players had the opportunity to join the first team in the Faroe Islands Premier League or the reserve team in the 1. deild.[7] During the trial, he scored for the reserve team in a training match and spent time with the first team while Rosing was forced out through a knee injury.[8] In March 2023 it was officially announced that Petersen had signed an initial deal with the reserve squad.[9][10]
International career
editPetersen was named to Greenland's squad for the 2021 Island Games to be held in Guernsey.[11] However, the games were eventually cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
In August 2021, Greenland head coach Morten Rutkjær named Petersen to the 24-man squad that would train and compete against several Danish clubs in Denmark the following month.[13] The camp was the first of its kind after the Greenland Football Association began the process of joining CONCACAF.[14] Petersen was then part of the roster for Greenland's first match against an official national team after beginning the process of joining CONCACAF, a friendly match against Kosovo under-21 played in Turkey in September 2022.[15]
He was named to the squad again for the 2023 Island Games to be played in July of that year.[16]
References
edit- ^ "ØUB - NYKØBING FC". DBU. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "On a échangé avec Finn Meinel, vice-président du B-67 au Groenland" (in French). nordiskfootball.fr. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Greenland 2022". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Nagdlunguak' vinder GM-titlen efter vildt drama" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Presta, Agnar. "Tveir spælarar úr Grønlandi til royndarvenjing í KÍ" (in Faroese). roysni.fo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Nielsen, Jonas. "Tveir evnaríkir leikarar úr Grønlandi royndarvenja við KÍ" (in Faroese). Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Kristensen, Kassaaluk (23 January 2023). "To B-67 spillere prøver kræfter i Færøerne" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Presta, Agnar. "KÍ gjørt sáttmála við grønlendskan spælara" (in Faroese). roysni.fo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Ósá, Jákup. "Rene Eriksen Petersen til KÍ" (in Faroese). nordlysid.fo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Kristensen, Kassaaluk (17 March 2023). "Landsholdsspiller skriver kontrakt og rykker til Færøerne" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Toqqaaneq: Aajuku isikkamik arsaannermi nunanut allanut unammisartutut toqqarallakkat" (in Kalaallisut). knr.gl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "2021 Island Games cancelled". Energy FM. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Brøns, Malik. "Her er fodboldslandsholdstruppen" (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Første samling for »nyt grønlands landshold: Vildbjerg er garant for kvalitet" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Hansen, Nukappiaaluk (21 August 2022). "Fodbold: Landstræner har udtaget 20 spillere til træningslejr" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Her er fodboldlandsholdet til Island Games" (in Danish). knr.gl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
edit- Rene Eriksen Petersen at National-Football-Teams.com