Atli Gregersen

Atli Gregersen
Gregersen in 2014 with the Faroe Islands national team
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Víkingur
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Randers FC 3 (0)
2003–2004 Lyngby BK 6 (1)
2004–2005 GÍ Gøta 32 (0)
2005 IF Skjold 2 (0)
2005–2007 BK Frem 13 (0)
2007 GÍ Gøta 24 (0)
2008–2010 Víkingur 57 (5)
2010–2011 Ross County 0 (0)
2011– Víkingur 354 (15)
International career‡
1998 Faroe Islands U17 7 (0)
1999–2000 Faroe Islands U19 5 (0)
2009– Faroe Islands 59 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:03, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Atli Gregersen (born 15 June 1982) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Víkingur as a defender. He has been capped for the Faroe Islands at senior and youth level.

Club career

Gregersen spent his early career playing in both the Faroe Islands and Denmark, for Randers FC and Lyngby BK, IF Skjold, BK Frem, and Víkingur.[1]

Gregersen signed for Scottish club Ross County in June 2010,[2][3] before leaving the club in February 2011, having made just one appearance for them in the League Cup.[4]

In 2011, Gregersen returned to Vikingur. At the club he played alongside his son Árni Nóa Atlason, 24 years his junior, becoming the second father-son duo in the history of football to win a title in the top tier, after only Aleksei Yeryomenko and Alexei Eremenko, who won the Veikkausliiga in 2002 and 2003.[5] They also went on to set a new world record for the most father-son top-flight matches in the 21st century (currently 48, each with 24).[5] Additionally, Atli's father, Árni Gregersen, was also still active in the Faroese top-flight in 2024, but as a referee.[5] As the captain of Vikingur, he was named the Faroese Footballer of the Year, becoming, at the age of 42, the oldest player to do so.[5]

International career

Having made his international debut in 2009, Gregersen became the national team captain in 2010.[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2018 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain  Latvia 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours

GÍ Gøta[1]

Víkingur[1]

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Atli Gregersen at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Home/Faroe-Islands-captain-is-first-summer-signing-5943449.htm
  3. ^ "Faroe Islands defender Atli Gregerson joins Ross County". BBC Sport. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  4. ^ Atli Gregersen at Soccerbase
  5. ^ a b c d e "Winning football dynasty". www.iffhs.com. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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