Anniken Obaidli Explained

Anniken Obaidli
Nationality:	Norwegian
Birth Date:	22 June 1995
Birth Place:	Molde, Norway
Position:	Centre back
Currentclub:	Storhamar HE
Clubnumber:	25
Youthyears1:	–2011
Youthclubs1:	Molde HK
Years1:	2011–2021
Clubs1:	Molde HK
Years2:	2014
Clubs2:	→ Tertnes HE (cooperation)
Years3:	2021–
Clubs3:	Storhamar HE
Nationalyears1:	2015–
Nationalteam1:	Norway
Nationalcaps1:	13
Nationalgoals1:	16

Anniken Obaidli (born 22 June 1995) is a Norwegian handball player who plays for Storhamar HE.^[1]

She also represented Norway in 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 9th.

Achievements

• Youth European Championship

• • Bronze Medalist: 2011
• World Youth Championship

• • Bronze Medalist: 2012
• EHF European League

• • Winner: 2023/2024
• Norwegian League
  • Silver: 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
• Norwegian Cup

• • Finalist: 2023/2024

Individual awards

• All-Star Centre Back of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2022/2023^[2]
• Eliteserien's "public favorite": 2019/2020^[3]
• NISO Best Young Player of the Year: 2015/2016^[4]
• Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016

Notes and References

1. https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/sudK8Nkp7i8KSwIzZDbwcQ/anniken-obaidli/ EHF profile
2. Web site: Årets midtre bakspillere. topphandball.no. 27 May 2023. Norwegian.
3. Web site: Publikum stemte frem Anniken. Norwegian Handball Federation. 19 May 2020. Norwegian.
4. Web site: Anniken Obaidli kåret til årets unge spiller. Aftenposten. Norwegian. 21 May 2017.