Atli Gregersen

Atli Gregersen (born 15 June 1982) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Víkingur as a defender. He has been capped for the Faroe Islands at senior and youth level.

Date of birth 15 June 1982 (age 43)

Place of birth Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Position Defender

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Atli Gregersen
Personal information
Gregersen in 2014 with the Faroe Islands national team
Date of birth	(1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Víkingur
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Randers FC	3	(0)
2003–2004	Lyngby BK	6	(1)
2004–2005	GÍ Gøta	32	(0)
2005	IF Skjold	2	(0)
2005–2007	BK Frem	13	(0)
2007	GÍ Gøta	24	(0)
2008–2010	Víkingur	57	(5)
2010–2011	Ross County	0	(0)
2011–	Víkingur	366	(15)
International career^‡
1998	Faroe Islands U17	7	(0)
1999–2000	Faroe Islands U19	5	(0)
2009–	Faroe Islands	59	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:03, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

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Club career

Gregersen spent his early career playing in both the Faroe Islands and Denmark, for Randers FC and Lyngby BK, IF Skjold, BK Frem, and Víkingur.^[1]

Gregersen signed for Scottish club Ross County in June 2010,^[2]^[3] before leaving the club in February 2011, having made just one appearance for them in the League Cup.^[4]

In 2011, Gregersen returned to Vikingur. At the club he played alongside his son Árni Nóa Atlason, 24 years his junior, becoming the second father-son duo in the history of football to win a title in the top tier, after only Aleksei Yeryomenko and Alexei Eremenko, who won the Veikkausliiga in 2002 and 2003.^[5] They also went on to set a new world record for the most father-son top-flight matches in the 21st century (currently 48, each with 24).^[5] Additionally, Atli's father, Árni Gregersen, was also still active in the Faroese top-flight in 2024, but as a referee.^[5] As the captain of Vikingur, he was named the Faroese Footballer of the Year, becoming, at the age of 42, the oldest player to do so.^[5]