Gilli Rólantsson Sørensen (born 11 August 1992) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag and the Faroe Islands national team.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilli Rólantsson Sørensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KÍ | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | TB | ||
| 2010 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | TB | 24 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | B36 | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | AaB | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Brann | 97 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Odd | 42 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | TB | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Vejle | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | TB | 37 | (1) |
| 2025– | KÍ | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Faroe Islands U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Faroe Islands U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Faroe Islands U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2013– | Faroe Islands | 66 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:26, 3 July 2023 (UTC) [2] | |||
Career
editHe has earlier played for TB Tvøroyri, B36 Tórshavn, AaB[4] and the Scottish U19 team of Aberdeen F.C. He was the captain of the Faroese U21 national football team.[5][6]
On 10 February 2021 he signed a two-year deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Odd.[7]
On 3 July 2023 he signed a one-year deal with Danish Superliga club Vejle.[8] Due to the high competition and limited playing minutes, the parties agreed to terminate the collaboration on 20 December 2023.[9] He soon returned to his hometown club TB Tvoroyri.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 May 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TB | 2012 | Betri deildin menn | 24 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 6 | ||
| B36 | 2013 | Betri deildin menn | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||
| AaB | 2013-14 | Danish Superliga | - | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016-17 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||
| Brann | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 10 | ||
| Odd | 2021 | Eliteserien | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 23 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| TB | 2023 | Betri deildin menn | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 22 | ||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2017 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Andorra | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "European Championship 2020: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 17 November 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "FaroeSoccer | Kappingar".
- ↑ Gilli Rólantsson at Soccerway
- ↑ Gilli Sørensen on Faroesoccer.com
- ↑ "Fsf.fo". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sparka.fo". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Gilli klar for Odd".
- ↑ "Officielt: Vejle henter færøsk landsholdsspiller". 3 July 2023.
- ↑ VB og Gilli Rólantsson ophæver kontrakten, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 December 2023
- ↑ "Gilli Rólantsson". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ↑ "Sørensen, Gilli". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ "Vejle Boldklub henter erfaren landsholdsback | Vejle Boldklub".
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