Adrian Justinussen

Adrian Rúnason Justinussen (born 21 July 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold and the Faroe Islands national team.^[1]

Adrian Justinussen

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Rúnason Justinussen
Date of birth	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hillerød
Number	17
Youth career
	HB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	HB II	36	(23)
2014–2023	HB	201	(84)
2024–	Hillerød	58	(30)
International career‡
2014	Faroe Islands U17	9	(0)
2015	Faroe Islands U19	2	(0)
2018–2020	Faroe Islands U21	5	(0)
2022–	Faroe Islands	17	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Justinussen is a youth academy graduate of Havnar Bóltfelag. On 24 May 2020, he completed a hat-trick by scoring three free kicks in nine minutes in a league match against Argja Bóltfelag.^[2] On 3 March 2021, he signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the 2023 season.^[3]

On 19 January 2024, Justinussen joined Danish 1st Division club Hillerød Fodbold on a two-year deal.^[4]

On 3 October 2025, fellow Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens announced the signing of Justinussen, effective from 1 January 2026.^[5] It was reported that Justinussen would receive a sign-on fee of 1 million Danish kroner, and after two years he would earn an additional 1 million.^[6]

International career

Justinussen made his senior team debut for Faroe Islands on 29 March 2022 in a 1–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein.^[7][8] He scored his first goal for the Faroe Islands in a 4–0 friendly win against Liechtenstein on 22 March 2024.

Personal life

Justinussen worked as an electrician while playing football in the Faroe Islands.^[9] After transferring to Hillerød, he became a full-time professional footballer.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2024^[11][1]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HB II	2014	1. deild	5	3	—		—		—		5	3
	2015	2. deild	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2016	1. deild	14	13	—		—		—		14	13
	2017	1. deild	8	5	—		—		—		8	5
	2018	1. deild	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019	1. deild	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	Total		36	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	23
HB	2014	FIPL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2015	FIPL	16	1	2	0	1[a]	0	—		19	1
	2016	FIPL	17	1	2	2	2[a]	0	—		21	3
	2017	FIPL	23	1	2	0	—		—		25	1
	2018	FIPL	26	20	5	4	—		—		31	24
	2019	FIPL	26	16	5	1	3[b]	1	0	0	34	18
	2020	FIPL	15	12	3	1	1[a]	0	1[c]	1	20	14
	2021	FIPL	26	10	3	0	5[d]	0	1[c]	0	35	10
	2022	FIPL	26	6	4	1	2[e]	0	—		32	7
	2023	FIPL	25	17	5	0	2[e]	0	—		32	17
	Total		201	84	31	9	16	1	2	1	250	95
Hillerød	2023–24	Danish 1st Division	14	7	—		—		—		14	7
	2024–25	Danish 1st Division	9	7	0	0	—		—		9	7
	Total		23	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	14
Career total			260	121	31	9	16	1	2	1	309	132

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; two appearances, one goal in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Faroe Islands Super Cup
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League; four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 October 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Faroe Islands	2022	1	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	10	1
	2025	6	0
Total		17	1

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Justinussen goal.

List of international goals scored by Adrian Justinussen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2024	Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain	Liechtenstein	3–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

HB II

• 2. deild: 2015

HB

• Faroe Islands Premier League: 2018, 2020
• Faroe Islands Cup: 2019, 2020, 2023
• Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2019, 2021

Individual

• Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2018^[12]
• Faroe Islands Premier League top scorer: 2018^[13]