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Silje Solberg-Østhassel
Solberg-Østhassel in 2024
Personal information
Full name Silje Margaretha Solberg-Østhassel
Born (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 36)
Bærum, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 16
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2007
 Helset IF
2007–2014
 Stabæk IF
2014–2016
 TTH Holstebro
2016–2018
 Issy-Paris Hand
2018–2020
 Siófok KC
2020–2024
 Győri ETO KC
2024–01/2025
 Vipers Kristiansand
2026–
 Team Esbjerg
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–
 Norway 228 (9)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2021 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2017 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2020 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia
/Montenegro
Gold medal – first place 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 2012 Serbia
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 South Korea
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 December 2024

Silje Solberg-Østhassel (born 16 June 1990) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.[1][2]

She is a twin sister of Sanna Solberg-Isaksen and is half Swedish through her mother.[3]

Career

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Solberg-Østhassel started playing handball at Helset IF, and later signed for Stabæk IF in the highest Norwegian league, where she played with her sister, Sanna Solberg. In 2011, she reached the final of the Norwegian cup with the club, where they lost to Larvik HK.[4]

In 2014, she joined Danish side Team Tvis Holstebro.[5] Here she won the EHF European League in 2015.

In the summer of 2016, she joined French team Issy-Paris Hand.[6] Two years after she joined Hungarian side Siófok KC.[7]

In 2020, she joined league rivals Győri ETO KC.[8] Here she won the 2021 Hungarian Cup, the 2022 and 2023 Hungarian league and the 2024 EHF Champions League.

In 2023, she took a break from handball due to maternity leave.[9]

In 2024, she returned to Norway to join Vipers Kristiansand.[10] She left the club again only later the same season, when the club went bankrupt.[11]

She then took a break from handball due to maternity leave. She signed for Danish club Team Esbjerg for the 2026-27 season. When Esbjerg keeper Katharina Filter was injured, she agreed to return to Team Esbjerg for the semifinal of the 2025-26 Danish Championship.[12] In her comeback match against Ikast Håndbold, she achieved a save percentage of 45%.[13] Despite the injury problems, Esbjerg would go on to win the Danish Championship, beating Odense Håndbold in the final.[14]

National team

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She debuted for the Norwegian national team on March 27, 2011 in a match against Russia. Her first major international tournament was the 2012 European Championship.[15] Here Norway reached the final, where they lost to Montenegro. A year later she played at the 2013 World Championship.[16]

At the 2014 European Championship she won gold medals with the Norwegian team, and was selected for the tournament all-star team.[17] A year later she won a gold medal at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.

At the 2016 European Championship she won her second European gold medal. In 2017 she won silver medals at the 2017 World Championship. She did however only enter the Norwegian team just before the final.[18][19]

At the 2020 European Championship she won yet another gold medal with Norway.[20] She only entered the Norwegian team for the main round.[21]

At the 2021 Olympics she won bronze medals with Norway.[22] Later the same year she won her second world gold medal at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[23]

At the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship she won silver medals, when Norway lost to France in the final.[24]

At the 2024 Olympics she completed her set of international titles, when Norway won gold medals.[25] Later the same year she won gold medals at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[26]

Achievements

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Individual awards

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Personal life

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She is married. She and her husband, Lars, have two daughters together: Emma, born in August 2023,[29] and Tuva, born in October 2025.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Silje Margaretha Solberg profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ Overvik, Jostein (11 December 2021). "Solberg-tvillingene halvt svenske: − De skulle valgt annerledes". VG (in Norwegian). Høidalen, Ida. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Familiedrama i NM-finalene" [Family drama in NM finals] (in Norwegian). budstikka.no. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ^ "TTH henter svensk Liga-topscorer og norsk landsholdskeeper" [TTH sings Swedish league topscorer and Norwegian national team player] (in Danish). TTH Holstebro.
  6. ^ "Transfermarkt: Erste Niederländerin in Paris" [Transfer Market: First Dutch woman in Paris] (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Siófok sign World and European Champion Goalkeeper". siofokkc.hu. Siófok KC. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Silje Solberg will join Győr from the next season". timeoutmag.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Változás kapusposzton - Solberg anyai örömök elé néz, Leynaud visszatér". gyorietokc.hu (in Hungarian). Győri ETO KC. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Velkommen Silje Solberg-Østhassel" [Welcome Silje Solberg-Østhassel]. vipers.no (in Norwegian). Vipers Kristiansand. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Silje Solberg tiltræder straks for hårdt ramte Team Esbjerg" (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  13. ^ "Ekspert har næsten ikke ord for "umenneskelig" præstation" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Esbjerg vinder DM-guld – kører Odense over" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  15. ^ "Håndballjentenes EM-tropp" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Cumulative Statistics - WC 2013" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  17. ^ a b "EHF EURO All-star team announced". huncro2014.ehf-euro.com. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Silje til finalen" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  19. ^ "23rd Women's World Championship 2017 Germany - Final" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Torhüterinnen dominieren Finale: Norwegen neuer Europameister" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Endring i Norges EM-tropp" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Match Team Statistics: Norway vs. Korea" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  23. ^ "De viktigste fakta fra VM i Spania" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Frankrike verdensmester - sølv til Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Årets hold Primo Tours Ligaen". tophåndbold.dk. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  28. ^ "All-Star Team" (in Norwegian). handball.no. 25 November 2018.
  29. ^ "Babylykke for Silje Solber-Østhassel: – Verden stoppet opp" (in Norwegian). VG. 13 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Håndballstjernen Silje Solberg-Østhassel har blitt tobarnsmor" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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