Heini Vatnsdal

Heini Vatnsdal (born 18 October 1991) is a Faroese football player. He currently plays with the best team of the local club from his hometown Vágur, which is called FC Suðuroy. The football club was earlier called VB Vágur and VB/Sumba,the name changed in January 2010. He plays as a defender for FC Suðuroy. Vatnsdal has also played for the youth teams of the Faroe Islands: U15 and U17, mostly as a midfielder. He is currently appointed to the Faroe Islands U21 team, but he has not played any matches for the team yet. Vatnsdal has scored goals for Faroe Islands U15 and U17 teams.
International football career
Heini Vatnsdal has played matches for his country in the U15 and U17 national youth teams.
* U21 - In August 2010 Heini Vatnsdal was chosen to be one of the U21 team members in the match against Andorra. Vatnsdal was a unused substitute in the match, which Faroe Islands U21 won 3-1. The team now has 11 points; it is the first time any Faroese national team reaches point with two digits.
* U19 - Vatnsdal was appointed for the Faroe Islands U19 team for the matches which were played in Serbia in October 2009. Vatnsdal didn't play any of the matches on that occasion.
* U17 - Heini Vatnsdal went to Aberdeen in Scotland with Faroe Islands U17 in July 2007 for the Aberdeen International Football Festival. The team did very well, they won the competition. Heini Vatnsdal scored a goal in the final, which was against Dundee United; the result of that match was 2-1, Vatnsdal scored the second goal for the team. Vatnsdal also played other matches for the U17 team. He played in the match against Northern Ireland on 21 October 2006 in Windsor Park. The result of the match was 1-0. Northern Ireland scored just before the match ended. Vatnsdal played for the Faroe Islands U17 team on 5 August 2006 in Tórshavn against Norway. Faroe Islands lost the match 0-5.
* U15 - Heini Vatnsdal played 6 matches for Faroe Islands U15 in Aberdeen at the Aberdeen International Football Festival 2006 and one match against the Scottish club Albion B.C. (Albion Boys Club) on 18 July 2005. Faroe Islands won the match against Albion 1-3.
Aberdeen International Football Festival 2006
Heini Vatnsdal played with Faroe Islands U15 at the Aberdeen International Football Festival 2006 in July 2006. The Faroese boys won the competition for Boys 16. Match results:
* Faroe Islands - Orkney 10-0
* Faroe Islands - Dundee United 1-0 (Heini Vatnsdal)
* Faroe Islands - Tjensvoll (Norway) 13-0
* Faroe Islands - Gomel (Belarus) 11-0 (Heini Vatnsdal scored one of the 11 goals). (Semi-final)
* Faroe Islands - Shetland Islands 4-1 (Heini Vatnsdal scored one of the four goals). (Final)

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