Turið Arge Samuelsen

Turið Arge Samuelsen
Personal information
Full name Turið Arge Samuelsen
Born (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 29)
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Nationality Faroese
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Kyndil
Number 33
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–
Kyndil
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2024
Faroe Islands 45 (135)

Turið Arge Samuelsen (born 27 December 1997) is a Faroese handball player for Kyndil and previously the Faroese national team.[1][2] Samuelsen won the Faroese Women's Handball League with Kyndil in 2019 for the third time in her career.[3] Furthermore, Samuelsen has a law degree and works alongside handball in the Faroese Ministry of Education, Research and Culture.[4]

Career

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She participated with the Faroese national team at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, Switzerland and Austria, placing 17th overall.[5][6][7] At the tournament, Samuelsen scored 9 goals in the first three matches of the preliminary round in which Faroe Islands was eliminated in.[8][9]

Regarding her record on the Faroese national team, Samuelsen is the all-time top scorer with just 135 goals.[10] On 7 December 2024, she announced her retirement from the National team.[4]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Turið Arge Samuelsen - Career & Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ "DHDB > Turið Arge Samuelsen". Damehåndboldatabasen (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Kyndil er føroyameistari" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Eg havi altíð havt ein sterkan vilja" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Team Roster Faroe Islands - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Hesar 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. ^ Hesar spæla fyri Føroyar í Basel
  8. ^ "Team Faroe Islands – Cumulative Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Turið Arge Samuelsen hevði ikki torað at droymt um hetta" (in Faroese). Roysni. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. ^ "All-Time A Landslid Kvinnur". handballstatz.com (in Faroese). Retrieved 10 December 2024.