Gunnar Vatnhamar

Gunnar Vatnhamar
Personal information
Full name Gunnar Vatnhamar
Date of birth (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Leirvík, Faroe Islands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Víkingur Reykjavík
Number 6
Youth career
–2012 Víkingur Gøta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Víkingur Gøta II 62 (4)
2013–2023 Víkingur Gøta 208 (33)
2023– Víkingur Reykjavík 46 (5)
International career‡
2015 Faroe Islands U21 1 (0)
2018– Faroe Islands 42 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

Gunnar Vatnhamar (born 29 March 1995) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Víkingur Reykjavík.[1]

Club career

In April 2023, Víkingur Reykjavík announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Vatnhamar, who prior to the move had spent his entire career at Víkingur Gøta.[2]

International career

Vatnhamar made his international debut for the Faroe Islands national football team in a friendly 1–1 tie with Latvia on 22 March 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute.[3] He scored his first goal on November 11, 2020 in a friendly against Lithuania. It was the only goal for the Faroes, who lost 2-1.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

[4]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 November 2020 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania
1–2
1–2
 Friendly
2. 14 November 2020 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia
1–1
1–1
 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D

Personal life

Whilst playing in his native Faroe Islands, Vatnhamar worked as a personal trainer while also playing football.[5] His brother Sølvi Vatnhamar also plays football, for Víkingur Gøta and the national team.

Honours

Víkingur Gøta

Víkingur Reykjavík

References

  1. ^ Gunnar Vatnhamar at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Víkingur nær samkomulagi um kaup á Gunnari Vatnhamar" [Víkingur reaches an agreement on the purchase of Gunnar Vatnhamar]. vikingur.is (in Icelandic). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Faroe Islands vs Latvia 1 - 1 - FIFA Friendlies - 2018 - March - World Football". www.worldfootball.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Vatnhamar, Gunnar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=683609647132401&id=100064501161953&set=a.629604755866224/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)