Live Rushfeldt Deila
FullnameLive Rushfeldt Deila
NationalityNorwegian
Birth date15 January 2000 (age 26)
Birth placePorsgrunn, Norway
Height1.76 m
PositionCentre back
CurrentclubTeam Esbjerg
Clubnumber8
Youthyears 12016–2017
Youthclubs 1Reistad IL
Years 12017–2018
Clubs 1Glassverket IF
Years 22018–2019
Clubs 2Skrim Kongsberg
Years 32019–2021
Clubs 3Fredrikstad BK
Years 42021–12/2023
Clubs 4Sola HK
Years 512/2023–
Clubs 5Team Esbjerg
Nationalyears 12023–
Nationalteam 1Norway
Nationalcaps 138
Nationalgoals 145

Live Rushfeldt Deila (born 15 January 2000)[1] is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Team Esbjerg[2] and the Norwegian national team.[3]

Career

Deila started playing handball at Reistad IL together with her twin sister, Thale.

In 2017 she transferred to first league team Glassverket IF.[4] After a year she joined Skrim Kongsberg, where she also played for a single season before joining Fredrikstad BK, where she was reunited with her twin sister.[5]

In 2021 she joined Sola HK in search of a club, where she could be the first choice. Here she won silver medals in the Norwegian cup once.[6][7]

Halfway through the season in 2023 she joined Danish side Team Esbjerg.[8] With Esbjerg she won the Danish championship in 2024.

She also represented Norway at the 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, placing 2nd, at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, placing 11th[9] and at the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, placing 2nd.[10]

In April 2023 she debuted for the Norwegian national team. In 2024 she won the European championship.[11]

A year later at the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Cup gold medals.[12][13] Deila acted mainly as a back-up during the tournament.

In December 2025 she extended her contract with Team Esbjerg until 2028.[14]

Achievements

Personal life

She is the twin sister of Thale Rushfeldt Deila[15] and daughter of former international footballer Ronny Deila. Her uncle Sigurd Rushfeldt was also a professional football player.

References

  1. ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "20: Live Rushfeldt Deila" (in Norwegian). fredrikstadbk.no. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Profiler Håndballjentene". NHF. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Sørøy, Trond (2020-05-16). "Thale og Live – tvillinger med suksess" [Thale and Live - twins with success] (in Norwegian). Norsk Topphåndball. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ "Live Rushfeldt Deila klar for FBK" [Live Rushfeldt Deila ready for FBK] (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  6. ^ "En av søstrene Deila forlater FBK" [One of the Deila sisters leaves FBK] (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad Blad. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. ^ Sørøy, Trond (2022-02-02). "Live R. Deila: – Det har føltes godt å få muligheten til å bli et førstevalg" [Live R. Deila: Feeling good to get the possibility to be first choice] (in Norwegian). Norsk Topphåndball. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ "Norsk allroundspiller med stort potentiale kommer nu" [Norwegian all round player with great potential arrives now] (in Danish). teamesbjerg.dk. Team Esbjerg. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  9. ^ "NOR - Norway". IHF. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Håndballjentene er europamestere!" [The handball ladies are European Champions] (in Norwegian). handball.no. Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ "To debutanter i Gjekstads VM-tropp" (in Norwegian). NHF. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  14. ^ "VM-guldvinder forlænger med Esbjerg" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  15. ^ "DHDb > Live Rushfeldt Deila". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk. Retrieved 23 May 2020.