Stiven Tobar Valencia


Stiven Tobar Valencia is a Colombian-born Icelandic handball player who plays for S.L. Benfica and the Iceland men's national [handball team|Icelandic national team].
He won the Úrvalsdeild [karla (handball)|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.

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. In June 2023, he signed with S.L. Benfica.

Accomplishments

Titles

Úrvalsdeild karla: 2021, 2022Icelandic Men's [Handball Cup|Icelandic Handball Cup]: 2021, 2022

Awards