Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen
Faroese handball player (born 2001)
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Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (born 11 April 2002) is a Faroese handballer who plays for Ajax København in the Danish Women's Handball League and the Faroe Islands women's national team.
Full name
Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen
Born
11 April 2002
Hoyvik, Faroe Islands
Hoyvik, Faroe Islands
Nationality
Faroese
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen | ||
| Born |
11 April 2002 Hoyvik, Faroe Islands | ||
| Nationality | Faroese | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ajax København | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | H71 | ||
2023-2024 | Ringkøbing Håndbold | ||
2024- | Ajax København | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Faroe Islands | 9 | (4) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of November 2025[1] | |||
In the 2023-24 season she played for Danish club Ringkøbing Håndbold.[2] In May 2024, she and her twin sister Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen signed a 1 year-contract with Ajax København.[3]
At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Faroe Islands team that played for the first time at a World Championship.[4][1] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.[5]