Meinhard Egilsson Olsen (born 10 April 1997) is a Faroese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who plays as a midfielder for

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...

in 1. divisjon. and for the

Faroe Islands national football team The Faroe Islands national football team ( fo, Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið) represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 198 ...

Club career

On 21 August 2020, Olsen joined

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team GAIS for the remainder of the 2020 season. He left at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club

International career

He made his

debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain, as an 86th-minute substitute for Árni Frederiksberg. He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands national team on 25 March 2021 in a 1-1 draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.

International Goals

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* 1997 births Living people Faroese men's footballers Faroe Islands men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders NSÍ Runavík players Vendsyssel FF players B36 Tórshavn players Kristiansund BK players GAIS players Bryne FK players Faroe Islands Premier League players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players Superettan players Norwegian First Division players Faroese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub