Teitur Gestsson

Teitur Matras Gestsson (born 19 August 1992) is a retired Faroese football goalkeeper, who played 416 matches for HB Tórshavn.^[2]

Teitur Gestsson

Personal information
Full name	Teitur Matras Gestsson
Date of birth	(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2008	KÍ Klaksvík
2008–2011	HB Tórshavn
2011	Odense Boldklub
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2025	HB Tórshavn	343	(1)
International career‡
2007–2008	U17 Faroe Islands	13	(0)
2009–2010	U19 Faroe Islands	4	(0)
2009–2013	U21 Faroe Islands	5	(0)
2014–2025	Faroe Islands	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2024

Now, after retiring, he is currently working on completing his UEFA B license in coaching (as of 2025) and is the manager of HB’s second team, which competes in 2. deild (as of 2025).

International career

Gestsson made his first international appearance on 1 March 2014 in a friendly match in and against Gibraltar, where he stood in the goal during the first half.^[3][4]

Career Statistics

Club

As of matches played on 28 September 2024.^[5]

Club	Season	League			Faroe Islands Cup		Faroe Islands Super Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HB	2011	Faroe Islands Premier League	14	1	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	16	1
	2012	Faroe Islands Premier League	25	0	4	0	—		—		29	0
	2013	Faroe Islands Premier League	24	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	26	0
	2014	Faroe Islands Premier League	26	0	4	0	1	0	4[a]	0	35	0
	2015	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	4	0	—		2[b]	0	33	0
	2016	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	1	0	—		2[b]	0	30	0
	2017	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	4	1	—		—		31	1
	2018	Faroe Islands Premier League	26	0	5	0	—		—		31	0
	2019	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	5	0	1	0	3[c]	0	36	0
	2020	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	4	0	1	0	1[b]	0	33	0
	2021	Faroe Islands Premier League	27	0	3	0	1	0	5[d]	0	36	0
	2022	Faroe Islands Premier League	24	0	2	0	—		2[e]	0	28	0
	2023	Faroe Islands Premier League	18	0	3	0	—		0	0	21	0
	2024	Faroe Islands Premier League	21	0	3	0	1	0	2[e]	0	27	0
Career total			340	1	42	1	5	0	25	0	412	2

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 22 March 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Faroe Islands	2014	1	0
	2016	1	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	6	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	1	0
Total		23	0

Honours

HB Tórshavn

• Faroe Islands Premier League: 2013, 2018
• Faroe Islands Cup: 2019
• Faroe Islands Super Cup: 2019

Individual

• Faroe Islands Premier League Goalkeeper of the season: 2013, 2014
• Faroe Islands Premier League Team of the season: 2013, 2014