Atli Gregersen

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.

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

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. 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). Additionally, Atli's father, Árni Gregersen, was also still active in the Faroese top-flight in 2024, but as a referee. 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.

International career Having made his international debut in 2009, Gregersen became the national team captain in 2010.

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 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honours GÍ Gøta Faroe Islands Cup: 2005

Víkingur Faroe Islands Premier League: 2016, 2017, 2024 Faroe Islands Cup: 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Individual Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2024