Maja Furu Sæteren

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

Maja Furu Sæteren
Personal information
Born	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 21) 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	9	(18)
Medal record World Championship 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden Junior World Championship 2022 Slovenia

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

International career

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]

Club career

On 18 April 2024, Sæteren became historic. At the age of 20 she became the player who scored the most goals in the Norwegian Top Division ever, in one single season. Before the final round she had scored 222 goals in 24 matches and ended the season with 234 goals in 25 matches. An average of 9,4 goals per match. This meant she surpassed the old record, held by Heidi Løke (2010/2011) and Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren (2006/2007) who both ended with 221 goals.^[8]

Achievements

• World Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2023
• Junior World Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2022

Individual awards

• Best Rookie of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023^[9]
• All-Star Left Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023,^[10] 2023/2024^[11]
• Topscorer of REMA 1000-ligaen 2023/2024: (234 goals)^[12]
• Most Valuable Player of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2023/2024^[13]

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. "Maja er Norges nye skytterdronning". larvikhk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
9. "Årets nykommere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
10. "Årets venstre bakspillere". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
11. "Årets venstre bakspillere i REMA 1000-ligaen". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
12. "Toppscorere, REMA 1000-ligaen kvinner, Håndballsesongen 2023/2024". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
13. "Årets Spiller i REMA 1000-ligaen 2023/2024". Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.

External links

• Maja Furu Sæteren at the International Handball Federation
• Maja Furu Sæteren at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)