Randi Wardum

Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum (born 22 November 1986) is a Faroese former football goalkeeper who last played for KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. From 2004 to 2014 she represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level. In addition to football, Wardum played handball for Kyndil.

Randi S. Wardum
Playing for the Faroe Islands in October 2013
Personal information
Full name Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum
Date of birth (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986
Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 HB 48 (1)
2004–2014 KÍ 209 (6)
2008 → Valur (loan) 14 (0)
National team
2004–2014 Faroe Islands[1] 38 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In April 2008 Wardum signed for Icelandic Úrvalsdeild champions Valur.[2] She became the first female footballer from the Faroe Islands to play for a foreign club.[3] In September 2008 she was in the Valur team who retained their title with an 8–0 win over Stjarnan.[4]

Wardum made 27 appearances for KÍ in the UEFA Women's Champions League, formerly known as the UEFA Women's Cup.

International career

The Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) relaunched their senior women's national team in 2004 after an eight-year hiatus. Wardum kept goal in their first match, a 2–1 friendly defeat to Ireland.[5] The match was staged in Klaksvík on 12 October 2004, the day before the nations' senior men's teams met at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

She played in all five games as the Faroe Islands won the football tournament at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland.[6]

Playing for Kyndil in 2012

In 2012, Wardum and her KÍ teammates Malena Josephsen and Rannvá B. Andreasen simultaneously became the first Faroese women to win 25 caps.[7]

Handball

Wardum is also an accomplished handballer. She played, outfield, for Kyndil and was part of the Faroe Islands women's national handball team.[8]

References
  1. "Landsliðsleikarar 1995-2016" (in Faroese). Faroe Islands Football Association. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. Johannesen, Uni Holm (24 April 2008). "Randi Wardum til Íslands" (in Faroese). Sportal.fo. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. Samuelsen, Ingi (1 March 2010). "Breckmann makes history with Karlsruhe move". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. "Valur Íslandsmeistari 2008". MBL.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  6. "Competitor Details - Randi S. Wardum". NatWest Island Games - Rhodes 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  7. "Leiktu dyst nr 25" (in Faroese). Kvinnu Fotbolt. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. "A-landsliðini venja fríggjakvøldið og leygarmorgunin" (in Faroese). Faroe Islands Handball Association. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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