Molde Elite

Molde Elite (or Molde HK Elite^[1]) is the women's elite team from the handball club Molde Håndballklubb, from Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen, the Top Division.

Molde Elite
Short name	Molde Elite
Founded	20 January 1961; 64 years ago (1961-01-20) (as Molde HK)
Arena	Molde Arena
Capacity	2,000
President	Per Gjerde
Head coach	Tor Odvar Moen
League	REMA 1000-ligaen
2021–22	4th
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Achievements

Norwegian Cup:

• Finalist: 2021

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season^[2]

Goalkeeper 16 Christine Neumann Strøm 24 Lise Slemmen Gussiås 28 Sarah Nørklit Lønborg 87 Sakura Hauge RW 02 Mia Kristine Strand 15 Henrikke Hauge Kjølholdt LW 44 Susanne Amundsen Torine Hjelme Dalen Line players 20 Maja Muri 39 Ingeborg Johanne Nyborg Tømmervåg Kaja Røhne

Back players LB 09 Runa Heimsjø Sand 10 Lene Kristiansen Tveiten 30 Julia Hessen Tonje Løseth CB 33 Julie Bøe Jacobsen RB 07 Johanne Halseth Nypan Sora Ishikawa

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season.

Joining Arne Senstad (Assistant coach) (from Larvik HK) Tonje Løseth (LB + Assistant coach) (from København Håndbold) Sakura Hauge (GK) (from ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica) Torine Hjelme Dalen (LW) (back from loan) (from Levanger HK) Sora Ishikawa (RB) (from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences) Kaja Røhne (P) (from Oppsal)

Leaving Marie Davidsen (GK) (to Fana) Celina Vatne (LB) (to Storhamar HE) Rikke Øyerhamn (LW) Markéta Šustáčková (RB) Romé Celine Steverink (RW) (to BSV Sachsen Zwickau) Christine Glasø (P) Marlena Urbańska (P)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Tor Odvar Moen
• Assistant coach: Arne Senstad
• Assistant coach: Tonje Løseth

Notable former national team players

• Elke Karsten
• Petra Blazek
• Kristina Logvin
• Iryna Tryzno
• Katsiaryna Silitskaya
• Dayane Rocha
• Nataša Janković
• Markéta Šustáčková
• Ivana Gakidova
• Anastasija Marsenić
• Martine Smeets
• Annick Lipman
• Isabel Blanco
• Tine Kristiansen
• Emilie Christensen
• Emilie Hovden
• Ragnhild Valle Dahl
• Anniken Obaidli
• Thale Rushfeldt Deila
• Marie Davidsen
• Marlena Urbańska
• Ines Khouildi

Notable former club players

• Mariane Oliveira Fernandes
• Caroline Martins
• Melanie Bak
• Hanne Frandsen
• Lærke Sofie Sørensen
• Mie Sørensen
• Sarah Paulsen
• Mathilde Berner Rømer
• Blanka Kajdon (2023–2024)
• Lynn Molenaar
• Talissa Sabrina Groen
• Romé Celine Steverink
• June Andenæs
• Vera Bekken
• Julie Nygård
• Sara Møller
• Hanne Nilsen Morlandstø
• Rikke Skiri Østigård
• Tonje Haug Lerstad
• Kristin Halvorsen
• Malene Aambakk
• Mathilde Rivas Toft
• Lone Vik
• Hege Løken
• Andrea Hanssen
• Julie Lygren
• Catharina Fiskerstrand Broch
• Mona Obaidli
• Elise Skinnehaugen
• Synne Fossheim
• Christine Karlsen Alver
• Sherin Obaidli
• Ine Karlsen Stangvik
• Celina Vatne
• Rikke Øyerhamn
• Christine Glasø
• Anca Mihaela Stoica
• Sandra Wrede

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2020–21	EHF European League	QR2	Hypo Niederösterreich	28–19	30–21	58–40
		QR3	Astrakhanochka	0–10
2021–22	EHF European League	QR2	Thüringer HC	35–32	26–28	61–60
		QR3	Chambray Touraine Handball	27–30	25–35	52–65
2022–23	EHF European League	GP	BV Borussia 09 Dortmund	33–32	24–32	4th place
			ES Besancon Feminin	29–41	32–35
			Siófok KC	22–30	29–32