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SOCCER PLAYERS from Faroe Islands

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This page contains a list of the greatest Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 16,880 Soccer Players, 9 of which were born in Faroe Islands. This makes Faroe Islands the birth place of the 101st most number of Soccer Players behind Guadeloupe and El Salvador.

Top 9

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Aksel V. Johannesen (1972 - )

With an HPI of 39.13, Aksel V. Johannesen is the most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Aksel Vilhelmsson Johannesen (born 8 November 1972) is a Faroese lawyer and politician for the Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) and the current prime minister of the Faroe Islands. He previously served as prime minister from 2015 to 2019. He is a former footballer.

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2. Abraham Løkin (1959 - )

With an HPI of 36.98, Abraham Løkin is the 2nd most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands Association football player and former manager of Faroese football club ÍF Fuglafjørður. He is the father of Elin Løkin, Bogi Løkin, Karl Løkin and Steffan Løkin. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Faroe Islands Football Association as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years.

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3. Jens Martin Knudsen (1967 - )

With an HPI of 36.00, Jens Martin Knudsen is the 3rd most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Jens Martin Knudsen (born 11 June 1967) is a former Faroese goalkeeper and businessman. He was perhaps best known for wearing a hat in his matches as a result of an injury he suffered at age 14. He later become known as "the bobble hat goalkeeper".

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4. Fróði Benjaminsen (1977 - )

With an HPI of 29.46, Fróði Benjaminsen is the 4th most famous Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF. He made a record 96 appearances for the Faroe Islands and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play at club level until 2022. On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement to play against Hungary in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification phase.

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5. Gunnar Nielsen (1986 - )

With an HPI of 29.44, Gunnar Nielsen is the 5th most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Gunnar Nielsen (born 7 October 1986) is a Faroese professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Icelandic club FH. Nielsen has also represented HB, Boldklubben Frem, Gøtu Ítróttarfelag, Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Wrexham, Tranmere Rovers, Silkeborg, Motherwell, Stjarnan and the Faroe Islands national football team at all age levels. Nielsen is considered to be one of the best Faroese players of all time.

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6. Óli Johannesen (1972 - )

With an HPI of 28.65, Óli Johannesen is the 6th most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Óli Johannesen (born 6 May 1972) is a Faroese football player, currently playing for TB Tvøroyri.

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7. Rógvi Jacobsen (1979 - )

With an HPI of 28.62, Rógvi Jacobsen is the 7th most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Rógvi Jacobsen (born 5 March 1979) is a former Faroese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the all-time top scorer of the Faroe Islands national football team alongside Klæmint Olsen.

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8. Jóan Símun Edmundsson (1991 - )

With an HPI of 25.83, Jóan Símun Edmundsson is the 8th most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Jóan Símun Edmundsson (born 26 July 1991) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Macedonian club Shkupi and the Faroe Islands national team.

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9. Súni Olsen (1981 - )

With an HPI of 20.81, Súni Olsen is the 9th most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Súni Olsen (born 7 March 1981) is a Faroese former professional football midfielder.

Pantheon has 9 people classified as soccer players born between 1959 and 1991. Of these 9, 9 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living soccer players include Aksel V. Johannesen, Abraham Løkin, and Jens Martin Knudsen.

Living Soccer Players

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