Bogi Løkin
Personal information
Full name Bogi Abrahamson Løkin
Date of birth (1988-10-22) 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)
*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

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

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

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2008Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Austria1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

References

  1. ↑ "FaroeSoccer - Leikari, Bogi Abrahamsson Løkin (M)". www.faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Sportal.fo, Bogi Løkin til ÍF (Faroese)
  3. ↑ "Boldklubben FREM". bkfrem.dk. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Bogi Løkin eisini við ÍF í 2012, fuglafjordur.com, 8 December 2011
  5. ↑ Bogi Løkin til Fuglafjarðar, kvf.fo, 7 July 2014
  6. ↑ Bogi Løkin – Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, if.fo
  7. ↑ "Bogi Løkin til Fuglafjarðar". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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