Bogi Løkin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bogi Abrahamson Løkin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Runavík, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ÍF Fuglafjørður | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | NSÍ Runavík | 112 | (25) |
| 2010 | BK Frem | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | NSÍ Runavík | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 37 | (4) |
| 2014 | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 10 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | NSÍ Runavík | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | NSÍ Runavík II | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | NSÍ Runavík III | 14 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2012 | Faroe Islands | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:04, 14 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:23, 9 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Bogi Løkin (born 22 October 1988) is a Faroese footballer and former poet[1] who plays for Faroese club ÍF Fuglafjørður.
Bogi Løkin is the son of former Faroese international midfielder Abraham Løkin, who is the former coach of ÍF Fuglafjørður.[2] His younger brothers, Karl Løkin and Steffan Løkin, is also footballers.
Club career
[edit]Bogi Løkin began his career at NSÍ Runavík and made over 100 appearances for the club before he turned 21. In 2010, he joined BK Frem midway through the Danish season.[3] At the end of the season he chose to go back to the Faroe Islands for summer 2010, joining his former club NSÍ Runavík. In 2011, he joined ÍF Fuglafjørður.[4] He left the club again at the end of 2012.
After leaving ÍF Fuglafjørður, Løkin moved abroad. He returned to ÍF Fuglafjørður in July 2014.[5] In 2020 he made a return to ÍF Fuglafjørður,[6] where he had a warm welcome from the ÍF ultras, as a tifo was prepeared in his honor. Løkin is seen by many to be the greatest footballer to play for ÍF[7]
International career
[edit]He played for the Faroe Islands national team and he has scored one goal. He scored an international goal for the Faroe Islands on 11 October 2008 in their 1–1 draw against Austria in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2008 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |
References
[edit]- ^ "FaroeSoccer - Leikari, Bogi Abrahamsson Løkin (M)". www.faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Sportal.fo, Bogi Løkin til ÍF (Faroese)
- ^ "Boldklubben FREM". bkfrem.dk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Bogi Løkin eisini við ÍF í 2012, fuglafjordur.com, 8 December 2011
- ^ Bogi Løkin til Fuglafjarðar, kvf.fo, 7 July 2014
- ^ Bogi Løkin – Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, if.fo
- ^ "Bogi Løkin til Fuglafjarðar". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Bogi Løkin at Soccerway
- Bogi Løkin at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 1988 births
- People from Runavík
- Faroese men's footballers
- Faroese expatriate men's footballers
- Faroe Islands men's international footballers
- NSÍ Runavík players
- Boldklubben Frem players
- Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Faroe Islands Premier League players
- 1. deild karla players
- 2. deild karla players
- 3. deild karla players
- Danish 1st Division players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Faroese football biography stubs