Sebastian Barthold

Sebastian Barthold
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Hein Barthold
Born (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club SC Magdeburg
Number 6
Youth career
Years Team
–2010
Haslum HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2010–2017
Haslum HK
2017–2025
Aalborg Håndbold
2025–
SC Magdeburg
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
Norway 104 (268)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 July 2025

Sebastian Hein Barthold (born 27 August 1991) is a Norwegian handball player. He plays for SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.[1]

Career

Barthold started playing handball at the age of 6 in Haslum. He started his career as a pivot, before he was retrained as a left wing.[2] In the 2009-10 season he made his debut for Haslum HK, and in his first season he won the Norwegian Championship.

In 2017 he joined Danish side Aalborg Håndbold.[3] Here he won the Danish Championship in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 and the Danish Cup in 2018. In 2021 he reached the final of the EHF Champions League, where Aalborg lost to FC Barcelona.[4] In 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold.[5] Later the same season he won the Danish championship, winning his first double.[6]

In 2025 he joined German top club SC Magdeburg on a 1-year contract.[7]

Seasonal stats

Season Team League Games Goals Penalty goals Outfield goals
2009/10 Haslum HK Eliteserien 11 3 0 3
2010/11 Haslum HK Eliteserien 21 68 0 68
2011/12 Haslum HK Eliteserien 31 97 2 96
2012/13 Haslum HK Eliteserien 28 93 1 92
2013/14 Haslum HK Eliteserien 21 60 1 59
2014/15 Haslum HK Eliteserien 26 46 0 46
2015/16 Haslum HK Eliteserien 28 73 6 67
2016/17 Haslum HK Eliteserien 23 109 20 89
2017/18 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 28 54 23 31
2018/19 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 34 175 52 123
2019/20 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 23 81 23 58
2020/21 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 33 132 38 94
2021/22 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 30 93 27 66
2022/23 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 34 131 19 112
2023/24 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 22 47 0 47
2024/25 Aalborg HB Håndboldligaen 33 92 1 91
2009–2017 Eliteserien1 189 549 30 519
2017–2025 Håndboldligaen1 237 805 183 622
2009–2025 Career Total 426 1354 213 1141

1Including Championship playoffs

National team

Barthold made his debut for the Norwegian national team on 3 April 2012 against Iceland. He represented Norway at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.[8] During the tournament he scared 42 goals, when Norway reached 5th place.

At the 2025 World Championship he got a 10th place finish with Norway, scoring 13 goals in 6 games.[9]

Titles

Personal life

Barthold is in a relationship with former international handballer Line Bjørnsen, making him a brother-in-law to team mate on the national team, Kristian Bjørnsen.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Profiler" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Barthold - om fortid, nåtid, fremtid og eget Postenligalag" (in Norwegian). Haslum HK. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Ersatz für Sigurmannsson - Aalborg mit neuen Personalentscheidungen" (in German). handball-world.news. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Barça lift the trophy at the end of perfect season". eurohandball.com. 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
  6. ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ^ "SC Magdeburg verpflichtet Sebastian Bartold" (in German). scm-handball.de. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Håndballguttas tropp til EM 2022". NHF. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ "IHF World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics Norway" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Sebastian Barthold ble far på julaften: Gråt da han forlot datteren". VG. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Håndall-VM 2023:– En liten spjæling kan nå helt opp". TV 2. Retrieved 8 November 2023.