Bjarta Osberg Johansen
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| Bjarta Osberg Johansen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bjarta Osberg Johansen | ||
| Born |
28 April 1993 Tórshavn, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Faroese | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kyndil | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Kyndil | ||
2017–2018 | Aalborg HK | ||
2018–2021 | Vendsyssel Håndbold | ||
2021– | Kyndil | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Faroe Islands | 44 | (39) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of November 2025 | |||
Bjarta Osberg Johansen (born 28 April 1993 is a Faroese handballer who plays for Kyndil and the Faroe Islands women's national team.
She played for Kyndil in her home country before moving to Denmark in 2017 to study.[1][2] Here she played for Aalborg HK, before joining Danish second tier side Vendsyssel Håndbold in the winter of 2018.[1] In the 2020-21 season she helped the team getting promoted to the Damehåndboldligaen,[3] but she would not play there herself as she returned to Kyndil in 2021.[4]
Her first major international tournament was the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship, which was also the first ever major international tournament for Faroes Islands ever.[5] At the 2025 World Championship she was part of Faroe Islands team that played for the first time at a World Championship.[6][7] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.[8]
Johansen has the highest number of caps for the Faroe Islands women's national handball team of players still active.[9]
