Viljormur í Heiðunum Davidsen (born 19 July 1991) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a left-back for Faroe Islands Premier League club HB Torshavn and the Faroe Islands national team.

Viljormur Davidsen
Davidsen with the Faroe Islands in 2013
Personal information
Full name Viljormur í Heiðunum Davidsen
Date of birth (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Runavík, Faroe Islands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
HB Torshavn
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2007 NSÍ
2007–2010 OB[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Fyn 19 (0)
2012 NSÍ 3 (0)
2012 Jerv 8 (0)
2013 Fredericia 7 (0)
2013–2022 Vejle 195 (5)
2022 Helsingborgs IF 28 (0)
2023– HB Torshavn 51 (1)
International career
2006–2007 Faroe Islands U-17 14 (1)
2008–2009 Faroe Islands U-19 5 (0)
2009–2012 Faroe Islands U-21 8 (0)
2013– Faroe Islands 79 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024[3]

Club career

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Davidsen started his career with FC Fyn in the Danish 1st Division. He had a brief stint at NSÍ Runavík in 2012, but only played three matches, transferring to Norwegian club FK Jerv.[4] After that, he returned to Denmark, moving to FC Fredericia for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[5]

In August 2013, Davidsen moved to Vejle Boldklub,[6] where he became a key player, making more than 200 appearances for the club.[7]

On 17 January 2022, Davidsen signed a two-year contract with newly-promoted Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF.[8] Although he received the club's captain armband during his spell in Sweden, he faced relegation at the end of the 2022 season.[9] In November of the same year, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.[9]

On 5 January 2023, Davidsen officially joined HB Torshavn on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal with the Faroese club and returning to his country of birth after eleven years spent abroad.[10][11]

International career

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A former player of the U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams, Davidsen made his debut for the Faroese senior national team in a friendly against Iceland in 2013. He scored his first goal on 26 March 2019 against Romania in 4–1 away defeat for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.

International goals

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Scores and results list the Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2019 Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania   Romania 1–3 1–4 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2. 7 June 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Liechtenstein 5–1 5–1 Friendly
3. 11 June 2022 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Lithuania 1–1 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
4. 25 September 2022 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   Turkey 1–0 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
5. 7 September 2024 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands   North Macedonia 1–0 1–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C
6. 14 November 2024 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia   Armenia 1-0 1–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Personal life

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Davidsen works as a dealer in a car showroom while also playing football.[13][better source needed]

Honours

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FC Fyn[14]

Vejle[14]

References

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  1. ^ Viljormur Davidsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Vejle-færing tog rekord i Parken: Utrolig stolt, bold.dk, 4 March 2021
  3. ^ "Viljormur Davidsen" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer.
  4. ^ Tróndur Arge (29 August 2012). "Viljormur Davidsen til norskan fotbólt" (in Faroese). Sportal. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ Tróndur Arge (4 April 2013). "Viljormur til FC Fredericia" (in Faroese). Sportal. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ Sveinur Tróndarson (8 August 2013). "Viljormur Davidsen til Vejle" (in Faroese). Sportal. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. ^ Møllenberg, Anders (17 January 2022). "Efter flere end otte år og 200 kampe er det slut i VB: Skifter til stor svensk klub". vafo.dk (in Danish).
  8. ^ Kuduzovic, Midhat (17 January 2022). "Viljormur Davidsen klar för HIF". HIF (in Swedish).
  9. ^ a b Kuduzovic, Midhat (3 November 2022). "Viljormur Davidsen lämnar HIF efter säsongen". Helsingborgs IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^ Berg, Høgni (5 January 2023). "Viljormur er HBari!". Havnar Bóltfelag (in Faroese). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ Berg, Høgni (7 January 2023). "- Hetta er tað rætta fyri meg". Havnar Bóltfelag (in Faroese). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Viljormur Davidsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  13. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=683609647132401&id=100064501161953&set=a.629604755866224/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ a b "Faroe Islands – V. Davidsen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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