Áki Samuelsen

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Áki Samuelsen
Personal information
Full name Áki Debes Samuelsen
Date of birth (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Torshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ranheim
Number 10
Youth career
-2019 HB
2019–2020 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 HB 91 (28)
2025– Ranheim 2 (0)
International career
2019 Faroe Islands U17 9 (0)
2021–2022 Faroe Islands U19 9 (4)
2021– Faroe Islands U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Áki Debes Samuelsen (born 17 April 2004) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. divisjon team Ranheim IL.

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Career

Samuelsen began his career at the youth academy of Havnar Bóltfelag, before moving to FC Midtjylland's youth setup in 2019 at the age of 15. [1] He spent a year in Denmark before returning to HB in 2020. [2] He made his debut for the club at the age of 16, scored his first league goal at 17, and became a full-time starter by 18. [3] In the 2024 Betrideildin season, Samuelsen scored 12 goals, leading the team; he scored a hat-trick against KÍ in June. [4] He signed for Norwegian team Ranheim Fotball in January 2025. [5]

International career

Samuelsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands U-21s in 2021. [6] This made him the youngest player to represent the U-21s in Faroese history. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Mortensen, Marni (17 April 2019). "Áki Debes Samuelsen skrivað sáttmála við FC Midtjylland". Havnar Bóltfelag (in Faroese). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Berg, Høgni (12 May 2020). "Áki Debes Samuelsen fingið sáttmála". Havnar Bóltfelag (in Faroese). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Faroe Soccer | Føroyskt fótbóltshagtøl". www.faroesoccer.com (in Faroese). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Osa, Jakup. "Áki Samuelsen í hopla móti KÍ". bolt.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "HB hevur selt Áka Samuelsen". in.fo (in Faroese). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Faroe Islands – Á. Samuelsen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Osa, Jakup. "Áki Samuelsen skrivaði søgu sum yngsti leikarin á U21-landsliðnum nakrantíð". bolt.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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