Silje Solberg-Østhassel

Silje Solberg-Østhassel (born 16 June 1990) is a Norwegian professional handball player who is currently without a club following the bankruptcy of her former club,^[1] Vipers Kristiansand. She also plays for the Norwegian national team.^[2][3]

Silje Solberg-Østhassel
Solberg-Østhassel in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Silje Margaretha Solberg-Østhassel
Born	(1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 35) Bærum, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Without club
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
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Norway	228	(9)
Medal record Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Championship 2015 Denmark 2021 Spain 2017 Germany 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden European Championship 2014 Croatia/Hungary 2016 Sweden 2020 Denmark 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia /Montenegro 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland 2012 Serbia Junior World Championship 2010 South Korea Junior European Championship 2009 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2025

She is a twin sister of Sanna Solberg-Isaksen and is half Swedish through her mother.^[4]

Career

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.^[5]

In 2014, she joined Danish side Team Tvis Holstebro.^[6] Here she won the EHF European League in 2015.

In the summer of 2016, she joined French team Issy-Paris Hand.^[7] Two years after she joined Hungarian side Siófok KC.^[8]

In 2020, she joined league rivals Győri ETO KC.^[9] 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.^[10]

In 2024, she returned to Norway to join Vipers Kristiansand.^[11] She left the club again only later the same season, when the club went bankrupt.^[1]

She debuted for the Norwegian national team on March 27, 2011 in a match against Russia.

Achievements

• Olympic Games:
  • Winner: 2024
  • Bronze: 2020
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2015, 2021
  • Silver Medalist: 2017, 2023
• European Championship:
  • Winner: 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024
  • Silver Medalist: 2012
• Junior World Championship:
  • Winner: 2010
• Junior European Championship:
  • Winner: 2009
• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2024
  • Silver Medalist: 2022
  • Bronze Medalist: 2021, 2023
• EHF Cup
  • Winner: 2015, 2019
• Hungarian Championship
  • Winner: 2022, 2023
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2021
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Finalist: 2011, 2012

Individual awards

• All-Star Goalkeeper of Danish League 2015/2016^[12]
• All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2014
• All-Star Goalkeeper of Postenligaen 2013/2014
• MVP of the Møbelringen Cup: 2018^[13]

Personal life

She is married. She and her husband, Lars have two daughters together: Emma, born in August 2023^[14], and Tuva, born in October 2025.^[15]