Jákup Mikkelsen

Who is Jákup Mikkelsen?

Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen is a Faroese football goalkeeper currently playing for ÍF Fuglafjørður, after signing a deal in early 2010. He is also one of the goal keepers of the Faroe Islands national football team. On 7 September 2012 the Faroese Football Association was told, that Jákup Mikkelsen is the oldest goal keeper in the world, who has played an international football match for his country. He was 42 years old and one day when he played against Iceland in a friendly match on 16 August 2012. Mikkelsen is the second most capped player of the Faroese national team with 73 matches. Only Óli Johannesen has played more matches.