Maja Furu Sæteren
Personal information
Born (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003
Kragerø, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Larvik HK
Number 26
Youth career
Years Team
2007–2019
 Kragerø IF
Senior clubs
Years Team
2019–2020
 Kragerø IF
2020–
 Larvik HK
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
 Norway 7 (14)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Junior World Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Slovenia

Maja Furu Sæteren (born 14 May 2003) is a Norwegian handball player for Larvik HK[1][2] and the Norwegian national team.[3]

In September 2021 the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang named Furu Sæteren as one of the biggest talents in Norwegian handball.[4]

In July 2022, Furu Sæteren and the rest of the Norwegian Junior Team became World Champions after winning 31–29 against Hungary in the finale.[5][6]

On 7 November 2023, she was selected to represent Norway at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[7]

Achievements

Individual awards

  • All-Star Left Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[8]
  • Best Rookie of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023[9]

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "Maja Furu Sæteren" (in Norwegian). larvikhk.no. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Profiler Håndballjentene". Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Her er de største talentene i norsk håndball". Verdens Gang. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Maja (19) skulle egentlig jobbe i iskiosken - så kom telefonen som endret alt". Telemarksavisa. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maja fra Kragerø ble verdensmester i håndball". Telemarksavisa. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dette er Håndballjentenes VM-tropp". NHF. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Årets venstre bakspillere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Årets nykommere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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