Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen
| Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen | ||
| Born |
11 April 2002 Hoyvik, Faroe Islands | ||
| Nationality | Faroese | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ajax København | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2021–2024 | H71 | ||
2024– | Ajax København | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Faroe Islands | 10 | (7) |
Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (born 28 June 2004) is a Faroese handball player for Ajax København and the Faroese national team.[1][2]
Career
In May 2024, she and her twin sister Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen signed a 1 year-contract with Ajax København.[3] She participated in the Faroese national team's first ever appearance at a major international tournament; the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, Switzerland and Austria, placing 17th overall.[4][5][6] At the 2025 World Championship she was part of Faroe Islands team that played for the first time at a World Championship.[7][8] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.[9]
Achievements
- Faroese Women's Handball League
- Winner (2) : 2022, 2023
- Faroe Islands Cup
- Winner (1) : 2023[10]
- Runners-up (1) 2022
References
- ^ "Liv Bentsdottir Zachariasen – Career & Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "DHDB > Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen". Damehåndboldatabasen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Ajax København henter færøske landsholdsspillere". europamester.dk (in Danish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Team Roster Faroe Islands - Women's European Handball Championship". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Hesar 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Hesar spæla fyri Føroyar í Basel
- ^ "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Faxe-Kondi Kninnur 2022-2023 Retrieved 10 December 2024