Sebastian Barthold

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

Sebastian Barthold
Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Hein Barthold
Born	(1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33) 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
0000–2010	Haslum HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2017	Haslum HK
2017–2025	Aalborg Håndbold
2025–	SC Magdeburg
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Norway	102	(262)

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.

He represented Norway at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.^[2]

In 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold.^[3] Later the same season he won the Danish championship.^[4]

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.^[5][6]