Stiven Tobar Valencia

Stiven Tobar Valencia
Personal information
Born	(2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24) Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Nationality	Icelandic
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Club information
Current club	S.L. Benfica
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2017–2023	Valur
2023–	S.L. Benfica
National team ^1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Iceland	4	(6)
^1 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2023

Stiven Tobar Valencia (born 27 October 2000) is a Colombian-born Icelandic handball player and a member of the Iceland men's national handball team.^[1][2] He won the Icelandic championship as a member of Valur in 2021 and 2022.

Early life

Stiven was born in Colombia but moved with his family to Iceland at the age of three. He started playing handball at the age of eight with Valur's junior teams.^[3]

Playing career

Stiven started his career with Valur's senior team in 2017. He had his breakout season in 2021–2022 and helped the team to its second straight national championship and was named the Playoffs MVP.^[4] In June 2023, he signed with S.L. Benfica.^[5]

Accomplishments

Titles

• Úrvalsdeild karla: 2021, 2022
• Icelandic Handball Cup: 2021, 2022

Awards

• Úrvalsdeild karla Playoffs MVP: 2022

References

1. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 February 2023). "Þeytir skífum á kvöldin og nemur lífeindafræði á daginn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. Svava Jónsdóttir (15 March 2023). "Vill gera mömmu sína stolta". Heimildin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
3. Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (21 June 2022). "Frá Kólumbíu í hornið á Hlíðarenda". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
4. Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (31 May 2022). "Kom á óvart að vera valinn bestur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
5. Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (25 June 2023). "Stiven genginn til liðs við Benfica". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2023.