Adrian Justinussen

Adrian Justinussen

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Rúnason Justinussen
Date of birth	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hillerød
Number	17
Youth career
	HB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	HB II	36	(23)
2014–2023	HB	201	(84)
2024–	Hillerød	31	(17)
International career^‡
2014	Faroe Islands U17	9	(0)
2015	Faroe Islands U19	2	(0)
2018–2020	Faroe Islands U21	5	(0)
2022–	Faroe Islands	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Adrian Rúnason Justinussen (born 21 July 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold and the Faroe Islands national team.[1]

Club career

Justinussen is a youth academy graduate of Havnar Bóltfelag. On 24 May 2020, he completed a hat-trick by scoring three free kicks in nine minutes in a league match against Argja Bóltfelag.[2] On 3 March 2021, he signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the 2023 season.[3]

On 19 January 2024, Justinussen joined Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold on a two-year deal.[4]

International career

Justinussen made his senior team debut for Faroe Islands on 29 March 2022 in a 1–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein.[5][6] He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands in a 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein on March 22, 2024.

Personal life

In The Faroe Islands, Justinussen worked as an electrician while also playing football.[7] After transferring to Hillerød Fodbold, he turned fully professional.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2024[9][1]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HB II	2014	1. deild	5	3	—		—		—		5	3
	2015	2. deild	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2016	1. deild	14	13	—		—		—		14	13
	2017	1. deild	8	5	—		—		—		8	5
	2018	1. deild	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019	1. deild	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	Total		36	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	23
HB	2014	FIPL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015	FIPL	16	1	2	0	1[a]	0	—		19	1
	2016	FIPL	17	1	2	2	2[a]	0	—		21	3
	2017	FIPL	23	1	2	0	—		—		25	1
	2018	FIPL	26	20	5	4	—		—		31	24
	2019	FIPL	26	16	5	1	3[b]	1	0	0	34	18
	2020	FIPL	15	12	3	1	1[a]	0	1[c]	1	20	14
	2021	FIPL	26	10	3	0	5[d]	0	1[c]	0	35	10
	2022	FIPL	26	6	4	1	2[e]	0	—		32	7
	2023	FIPL	25	17	5	0	2[e]	0	—		32	17
	Total		201	84	31	9	16	1	2	1	250	95
Hillerød	2023–24	Danish 1st Division	14	7	—		—		—		14	7
	2024–25	Danish 1st Division	9	7	0	0	—		—		9	7
	Total		23	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14
Career total			260	121	31	9	16	1	2	1	309	132

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Faroe Islands Super Cup
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Faroe Islands	2022	1	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	10	1
Total		11	1

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Justinussen goal.

List of international goals scored by Adrian Justinussen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2024	Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain	Liechtenstein	3–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

HB II

• 2. deild: 2015

HB

• Faroe Islands Premier League: 2018, 2020
• Faroe Islands Cup: 2019, 2020, 2023
• Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2019, 2021

Individual

• Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2018[10]
• Faroe Islands Premier League top scorer: 2018[11]

References

1. Adrian Justinussen at Soccerway
2. "İmkansızı başardı! 9 dakikada hat-trick, hem de". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
3. "Adrian longt sáttmálan við HB". 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
4. ADRIAN JUSTINUSSEN ER NY SPILLER I HFE, hfelite.dk, 19 January 2024
5. "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 29 March 2022". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
6. "Could have been more: Liechtenstein 0 – 1 Faroe Islands". 2 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
7. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-justinussen-967b74282/?originalSubdomain=fo. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. https://cvrapi.dk/virksomhed/dk/hillerod-fodbold-elite-as/43004352 (in Danish)
9. "FaroeSoccer - Adrian Justinussen". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
10. "Player of the year - Faroe Islands". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
11. "Effodeildin 2018 - Top Scorer". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

External links

• Adrian Justinussen at WorldFootball.net