# Meinhard Olsen

Meinhard Egilsson Olsen (born 10 April 1997) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Kolding IF in the Danish 1st Division and for the Faroe Islands national football team.

## Club career

On 21 August 2020, Olsen joined Superettan team GAIS for the remainder of the 2020 season. He left at the end of the season. Olsen moved to Bryne FK for a year, prior to signing for Mjøndalen IF. The move was confirmed on August 5, 2021, but Olsen only joined the club from January 2022.
Olsen played for Mjøndalen IF for two years before it was confirmed in December 2024 that he would leave the club at the end of the year when his contract expired. Later that month, it was also revealed that Olsen had been named Mjøndalen 2024 Player of the Year by the newspaper Drammens Tidende, scoring seven goals and two assists in 27 league games.
On January 19, 2025, it was confirmed that Olsen returned to Denmark, where he had signed with Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 29 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| NSÍ | 2013 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| NSÍ | 2014 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 9 |
| NSÍ | 2015 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| NSÍ | Total | Total | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Vendsyssel | 2015–16 | NordicBet Liga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Vendsyssel | 2016–17 | NordicBet Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Vendsyssel | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2017 | Betri deildin | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2018 | Betri deildin | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 13 |
| B36 Tórshavn | Total | Total | 38 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 17 |
| Kristiansund | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| Kristiansund | Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2020 | Betri deildin | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| B36 Tórshavn | Total | Total | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| GAIS | 2020 | Superettan | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 |
| GAIS | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 |
| Bryne | 2021 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 7 |
| Bryne | Total | Total | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 7 |
| Mjøndalen | 2022 | OBOS-ligaen | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 6 |
| Mjøndalen | Total | Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 175 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 201 | 46 |

## International career

He made his Faroe Islands national football team debut on 7 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Spain, as an 86th-minute substitute for Árni Frederiksberg. He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands national team on 25 March 2021 in a 1-1 draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Moldova.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 25 March 2021 | Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group F |