Sunniva Næs Andersen

Sunniva Amalie Næs Andersen
Personal information
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996
Skien, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2017
 Gjerpen IF
2017–01/2025
 Vipers Kristiansand
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024
 Norway 24 (56)
Medal record
European Championship
2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro

Sunniva Næs Andersen (born 12 November 1996) is a retired Norwegian handball player, who last played for Vipers Kristiansand, until their bankruptcy[1][2] and the Norwegian national team.[3]

At the 2022 European Championship, she and Norway won gold.[4] She also represented Norway at the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th.[5]

National team

Andersen made her debut for the Norwegian National team onn 10 October 2021 against Slovenia.[6]

Her only major international tournament was the 2022 European Championship, where she and Norway won gold. She played 8 matches and scored 10 goals during the tournament.[7]

Club career

Andersen started her career at her hometown club Gjerpen IF. In 2016 he helped them getting promoted to the Norwegian top division REMA 1000-Ligaen.[8][9] In the following season, she was the topscorer for her team.

Due to lack of motivation, she decided to focus on her education, and therefore moved to Kristiansand. She was contacted by the Vipers Kristiansand head coach Kenneth Gabrielsen, when he learned that she had moved to Kristiansand. She then joined their second team Våg in the third tier of Norwegian handball. Due to injuries for wing players Vilde Kaurin Jonassen and Karoline Olsen she made her debut for Vipers in September 2017 against Byåsen IL, and a month later she played in the Champions League against Metz Handball.[10] Later the same season she won both the Norwegian Cup and Championship with Vipers.[11]

In the summer of 2018 she signed a permanent contract with Vipers.[12] The following season she won her second double with the club. Later she won the EHF Champions League three times, in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023.

She left the club in January 2025 when Vipers went bankrupt.[1]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ a b "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Sunniva Amalie Næs Andersen" (in Norwegian). Vipers Kristiansand. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Profiler" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Norway". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Team Roaster Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Seier også i den andre kampen mot Slovenia" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Norway - 2022 European Championship". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Gjerpen kledde av Volda". smp.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Gjerpen tilbake i eliteserien". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. ^ "«Ekstravikar-vikaren» usikker på Vipers-framtida" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Fra bydelsklubb til europatoppen" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Ny spiller klar for Vipers: – Hun er en målmaskin" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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