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Jóan Símun Edmundsson
	Edmundsson lining up for the Faroe Islands in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jóan Símun Edmundsson
Date of birth	26 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Toftir, Faroe Islands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	KF Shkupi
Number	14
Youth career
	B68 Toftir
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2010	B68 Toftir
2010	→ Newcastle United (loan)
2010–2012	Newcastle United
2011	→ Gateshead (loan)
2012–2013	Viking
2012	→ Fredericia (loan)
2014	AB
2014–2015	HB
2015	Vejle Boldklub
2016–2018	OB
2018–2021	Arminia Bielefeld
2021–2023	Beveren
2023–2024	KA Akureyri
2024–	KF Shkupi
International career‡
2006–2007	Faroe Islands U17
2008	Faroe Islands U19
2009–2012	Faroe Islands U21
2009–	Faroe Islands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Jóan Símun Edmundsson (born 26 July 1991) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Macedonian club Shkupi and the Faroe Islands national team.

Club career

B68 Toftir

Edmundsson started his career with B68 Toftir.

Newcastle United

In December 2009, Edmundsson joined Newcastle United on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal, after a successful trial during a reserve friendly against Hibernian.^[2] He signed a permanent deal in June as a hot prospect for the future.^[3] He made his first team debut for Newcastle in a friendly against Norwich City on 25 July 2010.^[4]

On 7 January 2011, Edmundsson joined Gateshead on a 28-day loan.^[5] He made his Gateshead debut on 8 January 2011 against Kidderminster Harriers.^[6] He scored his first goal for Gateshead on 15 January 2011 in the FA Trophy in a 6–0 win against Hampton & Richmond Borough.^[7]

He featured regularly for the reserves between 2010 and 2012; however, he failed to reach first team football for Newcastle.

Viking and return to Faroe Islands

Edmundsson signed for Viking Stavanger on 15 February 2012.^[8]

Following his stint at Viking he returned to the Faroe Islands playing for AB and HB.

Vejle and OB in Denmark

In December 2014 Edmundsson signed a two-year contract with Vejle Boldklub.^[9]

In January 2016 Edmundsson signed a 2.5-year contract with Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub.^[10]

On 28 November 2015, Edmundsson scored what Danish TV3+ commentators later dubbed as "The Goal of the Century" in Danish football, and made comparisons with high-profile players such as Lionel Messi, George Best and Diego Maradona.^[11] In a 1–3 loss against Silkeborg IF in the Danish 1st Division, Edmundsson shook off most of the Silkeborg midfielders, and danced through the middle into the box, evading three more challenges, before hitting a placed shot in the back of the net.^[12]

In December 2015, Edmundsson won the TV3+ "Best Goal of the Year award", beating notable players such as Neymar and Lionel Messi.^[13]

Arminia Bielefeld

In May 2018, it was announced Edmundsson would join 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld from Odense BK for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until summer 2020.^[14]^[15] On 6 August 2018, Edmundsson became the first Faroese goalscorer in German professional football when he scored in his debut against FC Heidenheim.^[16]

On 26 September 2020, Edmundsson made his debut in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Köln. Having come from the bench for Sergio Córdova in the second half, he scored the winning goal, becoming the first Faroese to ever play and score in the Bundesliga.^[17]

On 30 June 2021, Edmundsson was released by Arminia Bielefeld after reaching the end of his contract.

Beveren

On 26 June 2021, he joined Belgian side Beveren.^[18]

International career

Edmundsson was capped at under-19, under-21, during which he scored a memorable goal in a shock 1–0 win over Russia, and full international level while playing in his homeland, making his debut against France in August 2009. He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 defeat to Estonia on 11 August 2010, this was the first goal of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.^[19]

On 14 November 2014, he scored the only goal of the game to defeat Greece in Piraeus, the Faroes' first competitive victory since June 2011.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 August 2021^[21]^[22]^[23]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
B68 Toftir	2008	Effodeildin	23	4	1	0	0	0	24	4
	2009		25	6	1	0	0	0	26	6
	2010		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		48	10	2	0	0	0	50	10
Newcastle United (loan)	2009–10	Championship	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Newcastle United	2010–11	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Gateshead (loan)	2010–11	Conference Premier	5	0	0	0	1^[a]	1	6	1
Viking	2012	Tippeligaen	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2013	Tippeligaen	6	0	1	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		8	0	2	1	0	0	10	1
Fredericia (loan)	2012–13	1. Division	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
AB	2014	Effodeildin	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
HB	2015	Effodeildin	11	6	0	0	4^[b]	1	15	7
Vejle	2014–15	1. Division	12	3	0	0	—		12	3
	2015–16	1. Division	14	7	0	0	—		14	7
	Total		26	10	2	0	0	0	26	10
OB	2015–16	Superligaen	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2016–17		29	9	1	0	0	0	30	9
	2017–18		24	2	2	0	0	0	26	2
	Total		58	11	3	0	0	0	61	11
Arminia Bielefeld	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	24	4	1	0	0	0	25	4
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	22	5	1	0	0	0	23	5
	2020–21	Bundesliga	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		51	10	2	0	0	0	53	10
Career total			223	49	9	1	5	2	238	52

^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
^ Appearances in the Champions League

International

As of match played 9 October 2021^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Faroe Islands	2009	1	0
	2010	8	1
	2011	4	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	8	0
	2014	5	2
	2015	5	1
	2016	5	2
	2017	5	0
	2018	6	1
	2019	6	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	12	0
	2022	5	1
Total		77	8

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Edmundsson goal.

List of international goals scored by Jóan Símun Edmundsson^[22]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 August 2010	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2	1 March 2014	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	1–1	4–1	Friendly
3	14 November 2014	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece	Greece	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
4	4 September 2015	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Northern Ireland	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5	28 March 2016	Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain	Liechtenstein	2–0	3–2	Friendly
6	7 October 2016	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	7 September 2018	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Malta	1–0	3–1	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
8	25 September 2022	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Turkey	2–0	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C