Brandur Hendriksson Olsen (born 19 December 1995) is a Faroese professional

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who plays as a midfielder for 1. divisjon club

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and the Faroe Islands national team.

Name

Since "Olsen" is a very common surname in Denmark, he is referred to by various sources as "Brandur Olsen". However, his personal preference is "Hendriksson" as a testament to the pride he has of the Faroe Islands. He also wanted to make his father proud, as his father's first name is Hendrik.

Club career

FC Copenhagen

In September 2014, after some impressive performances while captaining the reserves, Hendriksson signed professional terms with

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and was given squad number 36. Hendriksson was included in the matchday squad for the first time for the

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home match against

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on 15 August 2014, although he remained on the bench. On 30 October 2014 he made his first team debut for F.C. Copenhagen in the cup match against

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. On 13 April 2015, Olsen made his first appearance for

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in the

, coming in as a substitute in an away win against

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in a 3–2 extra-time win against

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in the

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Final, after coming off the bench in the 84th minute. Two weeks later Hendriksson scored the winning goal again from a freekick in a 1–0 win against

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, which secured

a second-placed finish in the Danish league.

Vendsyssel FF

On 22 December 2015 it was confirmed, that Olsen, who struggled with gaining playing time in Copenhagen, had signed a loan contract for the rest of the season with the

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-club,

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Randers FC

In July 2016, Hendriksson signed a three-year deal with

club

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. Making him the third Faroese player to sign for a Danish top division team in 2016, after his former

teammate Hallur Hansson was signed by AC Horsens and

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was signed by

FH

On 21 April 2018, Hendriksson immediately joined Icelandic club FH.

International career

Hendriksson, described by several figures in the game as one of the brightest prospects of the Faroe Islands in recent years, made his full international debut for the

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on 11 October 2014, coming off the bench in the second half of the

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against

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. On 14 October 2014, he was in the starting line up for the Euro qualifier against

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, the Faroe Islands national football stadium. Playing in the number 10 role, Hendriksson impressed with his range of passing, his creative ability and his general high energy performance. He played the full 90 minutes and afterwards received very positive reviews from the Faroese media. On 13 June 2015, Hendriksson scored his first international goal in a 2–1 win over former European champions

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Copenhagen *

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: 2014–15

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

*
Vendsyssel profile
*
Olsens's profile on faroesoccer.com ("Landsdystir" means "matches for national teams")

Profile
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Football-Lineups.com
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