Teitur Gestsson

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Teitur Gestsson
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Personal information
Full name Teitur Matras Gestsson
Date of birth (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Faroe Islands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2008 HB Tórshavn
2008-2011 Odense Boldklub
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2025 HB Tórshavn 343 (1)
International career
2007–2008 U17 Faroe Islands 13 (0)
2009–2010 U19 Faroe Islands 4 (0)
2009–2013 U21 Faroe Islands 5 (0)
2014–2025 Faroe Islands 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Teitur Matras Gestsson (born 19 August 1992) is a retired Faroese football goalkeeper, who played 416 matches for HB Tórshavn. [2]

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International career

Gestsson made his first international appearance on 1 March 2014 in a friendly match in and against Gibraltar, where he stood in the goal during the first half. [3] [4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of matches played on 28 September 2024. [5]
ClubSeasonLeague Faroe Islands Cup Faroe Islands Super Cup ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HB 2011 Faroe Islands Premier League14100002 [a] 0161
2012 Faroe Islands Premier League25040290
2013 Faroe Islands Premier League240002 [b] 0260
2014 Faroe Islands Premier League26040104 [a] 0350
2015 Faroe Islands Premier League270402 [b] 0330
2016 Faroe Islands Premier League270102 [b] 0300
2017 Faroe Islands Premier League27041311
2018 Faroe Islands Premier League26050310
2019 Faroe Islands Premier League27050103 [c] 0360
2020 Faroe Islands Premier League27040101 [b] 0330
2021 Faroe Islands Premier League27030105 [d] 0360
2022 Faroe Islands Premier League240202 [e] 0280
2023 Faroe Islands Premier League1803000210
2024 Faroe Islands Premier League21030102 [e] 0270
Career total3401421502504122
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 22 March 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Faroe Islands 201410
201610
201820
201920
202060
202170
202210
202320
202410
Total230

Honours

HB Tórshavn

Individual

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References

  1. "Teitur Gestsson Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. Osa, Jakup. "Teitur takkar fyri seg". bolt.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. "Gibraltar football team lost to Faroe Islands 1:4, 1 March 2014". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. "FaroeSoccer - Kappingar". www.faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. Teitur Gestsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. "Teitur Gestsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 October 2024.