| Helene Gigstad Fauske | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fauske in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
31 January 1997 Bærum, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left/centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2017 | Stabæk IF | ||
2017–2021 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
2021–2023 | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
2023–2024 | Neptunes de Nantes | ||
2024– | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Norway | 35 | (25) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2024 | |||
Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 31 January 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Stabæk
[edit]Fauske started her career at her hometown club Stabæk IF, where she made her senior debut in the 2013-14 season.[2]
She represented Norway at the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 5th,[3] at the 2015 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship, placing 6th[4] and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th.[5]
FC Midtjylland
[edit]In 2017 she joined FC Midtjylland.[6] Here she won the Danish Cup in 2019.[7] In the same season the club reached the final of the Danish Championship, where they lost to Team Esbjerg.[8]
At the 2017 World Championship, she won silver medals with Norway, losing to France in the final. She was included in the team for the final to replace the injured Silje Solberg.[9]
In October 2020, Fauske announced that she no longer would be available to the national team, as she did not feel, she was good enough to play for the national team.[10] She came back to the national team in 2022.
Brest Bretagne
[edit]In 2021 she joined French side Brest Bretagne Handball.[11]
During her first season with Brest Bretagne Handball (2021–2022), she was the club's top goalscorer in the French League (118 goals in 27 matches, 6th top goalscorer) and in the Champions League (87 goals; 6th top goalscorer). During her second season, she was also BBH's top goalscorer. In both seasons she finished as the runner-up in the French league.
Nantes
[edit]In 2023 she joined Neptunes de Nantes.[12]
Odense Håndbold
[edit]After a season at Nantes, she joined Danish side Odense Håndbold.[13]
In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[14] Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches.[15]
Achievements
[edit]Club
[edit]- EHF Champions League:
- silver: 2025
- Danish league (Damehåndboldligaen):
- Winner: 2025 (with Odense Håndbold)
- Runner up: 2019 (with Herning-Ikast Håndbold)
- Danish Cup
- Winner: 2019 (with Herning-Ikast Håndbold)
- French league:
- Runner up: 2022 and 2023 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
International
[edit]- World Championship:
- Silver: 2017
Individual awards
[edit]- Best Rookie of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017
- All-Star Left Back of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017[16]
- All-Star Centre Back of Damehåndboldligaen: 2018/2019[17]
- Danish League's Player of the Month: January 2019
- Top Scorer of the EHF European League with 61 goals: 2020/21
- French League's Player of the Month: February 2022
References
[edit]- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Stabæk (Sesongen 2013/14)" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Team Roaster Norway" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "2015 Women's European Championship 19 Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Helene Gigstad Fauske (Statistics U-17-Euros 2013)". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Norsk stortalent skifter til FCM" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Herning-Ikast udspiller Odense i ulige pokalfinale". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Team Esbjerg er dansk mester". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Den største feilen gjorde trolig Thorir før VM" (in Norwegian). tv2.no. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Norsk ligaprofil melder fra til landsholdet: - Jeg er ikke god nok". TV2.dk (in Danish). 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Helene Fauske débarque à Brest !" (in French). Brest Bretagne Handball. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Hélène Fauske, nouvelle recrue des Neptunes !" (in French). Neptunes de Nantes. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Playmakerkabalen er gået op frem mod næste sæson…" (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Morten Mølby (5 April 2025). "Odense napper rub og stub og vinder grundspillet med lutter sejre" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Her er Årets..." Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Årets Hold i grundspillet kåret – Polman topper". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Helene Gigstad Fauske at the European Handball Federation
- Helene Gigstad Fauske at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Helene Gigstad Fauske at the Ligue Féminine de Handball (in French)
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