{{short description|Norwegian handball player (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Sebastian Barthold | image = | caption = | full_name = Sebastian Hein Barthold | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | nationality = Norwegian | height = 1.84 m | position = Left wing | currentclub = SC Magdeburg | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | youthclubs1 = Haslum HK | years1 = 2010–2017 | clubs1 = Haslum HK | years2 = 2017–2025 | clubs2 = Aalborg Håndbold | years3 = 2025–2026 | clubs3 = SC Magdeburg | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = Mors-Thy | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Norway | nationalcaps1 = 106 | nationalgoals1 = 270 | ntupdate = 1 November 2025 }}

'''Sebastian Hein Barthold''' (born 27 August 1991) is a Norwegian handball player. He plays for SC Magdeburg and the Norwegian national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/landslag/handballgutta/profiler/ |title=Profiler |language=Norwegian |publisher=Norwegian Handball Federation |accessdate=16 June 2016 }}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="Haslum">{{cite web |url=http://www.haslumhk.no/sebastian-barthold/ |title=Sebastian Barthold - om fortid, nåtid, fremtid og eget Postenligalag |publisher=Haslum HK |accessdate=16 June 2016|language=no }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-51-94281.html |title=Ersatz für Sigurmannsson - Aalborg mit neuen Personalentscheidungen |publisher=handball-world.news |date=2017-06-22 |access-date=2022-12-26|language=de}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfcl.eurohandball.com/men/2020-21/news/en/barca-lift-the-trophy-at-the-end-of-perfect-season/|title=Barça lift the trophy at the end of perfect season|publisher=eurohandball.com|date=13 June 2021}}</ref> In 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-16-aalborg-vinder-pokalturneringen|title=Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|first=Mikkel|last=Christensen|date=16 February 2025|language=da|trans-title=Aalborg wins the cup}}</ref> Later the same season he won the Danish championship, winning his first double.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-06-07-aalborg-vinder-dm-guld-for-andet-aar-i-traek|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk|date=7 June 2025|access-date=12 June 2025|language=da}}</ref>

In 2025 he joined German top club SC Magdeburg on a 1-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scm-handball.de/news/news-detail-page/sc-magdeburg-verpflichtet-sebastian-bartold |title=SC Magdeburg verpflichtet Sebastian Bartold |publisher=scm-handball.de |date=2025-05-30 |access-date=2025-05-30|language=de}}</ref>

=== Seasonal stats === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! 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 |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" | 2009–2017 || colspan="2" | Eliteserien<sup>1</sup> || 189 || 549 || 30 || 519 |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" | 2017–2025 || colspan="2" | Håndboldligaen<sup>1</sup> || 237 || 805 || 183 || 622 |- class="hintergrundfarbe7" | 2009–2025 || colspan="2" | Career Total || 426 || 1354 || 213 || 1141 |} <sup>1</sup><small>Including Championship playoffs</small>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2021/12/handballguttas-tropp-til-em-2022/|title=Håndballguttas tropp til EM 2022|publisher=NHF|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> During the tournament he scared 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7c2253d6-1efd-4495-b237-6171c39fac97/pdf/NORTOTAL.PDF |title=IHF World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics Norway |publisher=International Handball Federation|website=ihf.info |access-date=2025-02-07}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/haandball/i/G383ax/sebastian-barthold-ble-far-paa-julaften-graat-da-han-forlot-datteren|title=Sebastian Barthold ble far på julaften: Gråt da han forlot datteren|publisher=VG|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/h%C3%A5ndball/en-liten-spjaeling-kan-na-helt-opp/15445209/|title=Håndall-VM 2023:– En liten spjæling kan nå helt opp|publisher=TV 2|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> They have 3 children.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{European Handball Federation|new_id=VV6i7J7CzZuRRE2XHQ7aXw|id=547039}} * {{International Handball Federation|25343|Sebastian Hein Barthold}} * {{Olympics.com|sebastian-hein-barthold|Sebastian Hein Barthold}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sebastian-hein-barthold_1878437 Sebastian Hein Barthold] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * {{Instagram}}

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