Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen
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Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
| Lív Poulsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen | ||
| Born |
27 December 2001 Vestmanna, Faroe Islands | ||
| Nationality | Faroese | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back/wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | EH Aalborg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2021 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2021 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
2021–2023 | Ajax København | ||
2023–2024 | TMS Ringsted | ||
2024– | EH Aalborg | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Faroe Islands | 33 | (66) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2025 | |||
Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (born 27 December 2001)[1] is a Faroese handballer who plays for EH Aalborg in the Danish Women's Handball League and the Faroe Islands women's national team.[2]
She made her debut on the senior team of Herning-Ikast Håndbold, on 30 January 2019.[3] On 20 March 2021, it was announced that Poulsen had signed a 1-year contract with Ajax København.[4]
She made her debut on the Faroese national team on 29 September 2019, against Poland.[5] 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.[6] At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the 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]
