| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Rúnason Justinussen | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Hillerød | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | HB II | 36 | (23) |
| 2014–2023 | HB | 201 | (84) |
| 2024– | Hillerød | 31 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Faroe Islands U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | Faroe Islands U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Faroe Islands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Faroe Islands | 11 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Adrian Rúnason Justinussen (born 21 July 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold and the Faroe Islands national team.
Club career
Justinussen is a youth academy graduate of Havnar Bóltfelag. On 24 May 2020, he completed a hat-trick by scoring three free kicks in nine minutes in a league match against Argja Bóltfelag. On 3 March 2021, he signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the 2023 season.
On 19 January 2024, Justinussen joined Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold on a two-year deal.
International career
Justinussen made his senior team debut for Faroe Islands on 29 March 2022 in a 1–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein. He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands in a 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein on March 22, 2024.
Personal life
In The Faroe Islands, Justinussen worked as an electrician while also playing football. After transferring to Hillerød Fodbold, he turned fully professional.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HB II | 2014 | 1. deild | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | 2. deild | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 1. deild | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 2017 | 1. deild | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 | 1. deild | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 1. deild | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | ||
| HB | 2014 | FIPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | FIPL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | FIPL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | FIPL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | FIPL | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 24 | |||
| 2019 | FIPL | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 18 | |
| 2020 | FIPL | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | |
| 2021 | FIPL | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
| 2022 | FIPL | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | FIPL | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 17 | ||
| Total | 201 | 84 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 95 | ||
| Hillerød | 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | Danish 1st Division | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 7 | |||
| Total | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 260 | 121 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 309 | 132 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Faroe Islands Super Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Justinussen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 March 2024 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
HB II
- 2. deild: 2015
HB
- Faroe Islands Premier League: 2018, 2020
- Faroe Islands Cup: 2019, 2020, 2023
- Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2019, 2021
Individual
- Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2018
- Faroe Islands Premier League top scorer: 2018
References
- ^ Adrian Justinussen at Soccerway
- "İmkansızı başardı! 9 dakikada hat-trick, hem de". 29 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- "Adrian longt sáttmálan við HB". 3 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ADRIAN JUSTINUSSEN ER NY SPILLER I HFE, hfelite.dk, 19 January 2024
- "Liechtenstein vs. Faroe Islands - 29 March 2022". Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "Could have been more: Liechtenstein 0 – 1 Faroe Islands". 2 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-justinussen-967b74282/?originalSubdomain=fo.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - https://cvrapi.dk/virksomhed/dk/hillerod-fodbold-elite-as/43004352 (in Danish)
- "FaroeSoccer - Adrian Justinussen". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Player of the year - Faroe Islands". Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Effodeildin 2018 - Top Scorer". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External links
- Adrian Justinussen at WorldFootball.net
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Faroese men's footballers
- Faroese expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Faroe Islands men's youth international footballers
- Faroe Islands men's under-21 international footballers
- Faroe Islands Premier League players
- Havnar Bóltfelag players
- Hillerød Fodbold players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Faroese football biography stubs