Gunnar Vatnhamar

Gunnar Vatnhamar
Personal information
Full name Gunnar Vatnhamar
Date of birth (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
Place of birth Leirvík, Faroe Islands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position 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 76 (9)
International career‡
2015 Faroe Islands U21 1 (0)
2018– Faroe Islands 55 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2020LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania
1–2
1–2
Friendly
2.14 November 2020Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia
1–1
1–1
2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3.22 March 2025Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Czech Republic
1–1
1–2
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group L

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)
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