Stiven Tobar Valencia | |
Birth Date: | 27 October 2000 |
Birth Place: | Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
Nationality: | Icelandic |
Height: | 182 cm |
Currentclub: | S.L. Benfica |
Years1: | 2017–2023 |
Clubs1: | Valur |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | S.L. Benfica |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Nationalteam1: | Iceland |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
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]