Óli Mittún

Óli Mittún
Personal information
Born	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Nationality	Faroese
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	IK Sävehof
Number	78
Youth career
Team
	H71
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2021–2022	H71
2022–2025	IK Sävehof
2025–	GOG Håndbold
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Faroe Islands	8	(31)

Óli Mittún (born 10 June 2005) is a Faroese handball player for IK Sävehof.^[1][2]

He participated at the 2022 European U-18 Championship, 2022 European U-20 Championship and the 2023 World U-19 Championship.

Honours

• Swedish Handball League
  • Winner: 2024
  • Runner-up: 2023

Individual awards

• MVP at the 2022 European U-18 Championship^[3]
• All-Star Team as Best centre back at the 2023 World U-19 Championship^[4]
• Top scorer at the 2022 European U-18 Championship (80 goals)
• Top scorer at the 2023 World U-19 Championship (87 goals)
• Top scorer at the 2024 European U-20 Championship (76 goals)

Personal life

He is the cousin of handball playing brothers Elias^[5] and Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu.^[6] His older brother Pauli Mittún and older sister Jana Mittún are also handball players.

References

1. "Mittun, Óli". EHF. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
2. "ÓLI MITTÚN TILL IK SÄVEHOF!". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
3. "Spain complete historic double with M18 EHF EURO 2022 title". EHF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
4. "Croatia 2023: All-Star team revealed". IHF. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
5. "Óli Mittún ny i Sävehof". IK Sävehof. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
6. "16 ára gamli Óli Mittún gekk undan í stórsigri á Team Klaksvík". in.fo. Retrieved 8 July 2022.