Sebastian Hein Barthold (born 27 August 1991) is a Norwegian handball player. He plays for SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.
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. 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. 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. In 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold. Later the same season he won the Danish championship, winning his first double.
In 2025 he joined German top club SC Magdeburg on a 1-year contract.
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. During the tournament he scored 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.
Titles Norwegian Championship Winner: 2010, 2011, 2016 Danish Cup Winner: 2018, 2025 Danish Championship Winner: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
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. They have 3 children.
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External links
Sebastian Hein Barthold at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics