Vilde Ingstad
Norwegian handball player (born 1994)
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Vilde Mortensen Ingstad (born 18 December 1994) is a Norwegian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Norwegian national team.[1]
Oslo, Norway
| Vilde Ingstad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Ingstad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Vilde Mortensen Ingstad | ||
| Born |
18 December 1994 Oslo, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2002-2010 | Nordstrand IF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2014 | Nordstrand IF | ||
2014–2016 | Oppsal | ||
2016–2023 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2023–2025 | CSM București | ||
2025– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Norway | 147 | (235) |
Career
Ingstad started playing handball in 2002 at Nordstrand IF, where she made her senior debut in 2010. In 2014 she joined Oppsal IF.[2] In 2016 she joined Danish side Team Esbjerg.[3] Here she won the 2019, 2020 and 2023 Danish Championships and the 2017,[4] 2021 and 2022 Danish Cup. In 2017 she extended her contract at the club until 2020.[4]In 2018 she was named player of the year in Denmark.[5]
In 2023 she joined Romanian top club CSM București.[6] Here she won the 2024 Romanian championship and cup.
She then signed a deal to join Hungarian Ferencvárosi TC for the 2025-26 season.[7]
National team
Ingstad played 26 games for the Norwegian U19 team and 34 games for the U20 teams.[8]
She also represented Norway in the 2013 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 4th,[9] and in the 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 9th.[10]
Senior national team
She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2014.[11]
With the Norwegian team she won the 2015 World Championship, which was her first major international tournament.[12] A year later she won gold medals at the 2016 European Championship.[4] At the 2017 World Championship she won silver medals, losing to France in the final.[13]
At the 2021 World Championship she won her second World Championship.[14] Two years later she won silver medals at the 2023 World Championship, once again losing to France in the final.[15] At the 2022 European Championship she won her second European Championship.[16]
At the 2024 Olympics she won gold medals with the Norwegian team.[17] In the preliminary round she had a cruciate ligament tear, which meant she couldn't play the rest of the tournament.[18]
At the 2025 World Championship she was part of the Norwegian team that won World Cup gold medals.[19][20]
Personal life
Ingstad is born to a Norwegian mother and Danish father.[12]
Achievements
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2016, 2022
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2015, 2021, 2025
- Silver Medalist: 2017
- World Youth Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2012
- EHF Cup:
- Finalist: 2019
- Danish League:
- Gold Medalist: 2019, 2020, 2023
- Danish Cup:
Individual awards
- All-Star Line Player of Grundigligaen: 2014/2015
- All-Star Line Player of Damehåndboldligaen: 2018/2019[21]
- Best Player of Damehåndboldligaen: 2018/2019[22]
- EHF Excellence Awards Best Line Player of 2022/23[23]
