Fabian Norsten

Fabian Norsten
Personal information
Born (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 12
Youth career
Team
–
Tyresö Handboll
Senior clubs
Years Team
2018–2019
Hammarby IF
2019–2022
IFK Skövde
2022–2023
VfL Gummersbach
2023–
Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
Sweden 17 (0)
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Hungary/Slovakia
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14 January 2026

Fabian Norsten (born 11 July 2000) is a Swedish handball player for the Danish club Aalborg Håndbold and the Swedish national team.[1]

He was a part of the Sweden team, that won the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, but he was never selected for match squad.[2] He debuted for the Swedish national team in March 2022.[3]

Career

Norsten played youth handball at Tyresö Handboll, before joining Hammarby IF followed by IFK Skövde.[4]

In 2022 he joined German club VfL Gummersbach on a 1-year contract.[5] When that ran out, he joined Danish club Aalborg Håndbold, where he mainly played as a back-up to Niklas Landin.[6] He won the Danish Championship in his first season at the club. In 2025 he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[7] Later the same season he won the Danish championship.[8] In 2026 he extended his contract with the club until 2029.[9]

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Norsten, Fabian". EHF. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sverige flyger in målvakt till EM-truppen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Norsten landslagsdebuterar i kväll" [Norsten will make his international debut tonight]. Svenska Handballslandslaget (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fabian Norsten lämnar Hammarby – klar för IFK Skövde" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Grosses Torhütertalent Fabian Norsten kommt nach Gummersbach – VFL mit nachverpflichtung vor saisonstart" (in German). VfL Gummersbach. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aalborg Håndbold henter Fabian Norsten" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
  8. ↑ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Aalborg Håndbold og Fabian Norsten fortsætter sammen" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Gold for Sweden after superb second half". EHF. Retrieved 22 August 2022.