Helena Elver
| Helena Elver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Helena Hagesøe Elver | ||
| Born |
1 March 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Playmaker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 68 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015-2017 | Hellerup IK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017-2018 | Gudme HK | ||
2018-2020 | Aarhus United | ||
2020- | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Denmark | 17 | (19) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 07-02-2024 | |||
Helena Hagesøe Elver (born 1 March 1998) is a Danish handball player who plays for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2]
She made her debut on the Danish national team on 27 July 2019.[3]
She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Macedonia, leading to the trophy. Elver won the best player of the tournament award.[4] The year later she won silver medals at IHF Women's Youth World Championship 2016 in Slovakia.
Career[edit]
Elver started her carrier in 2015 at Hellerup IK. In 2017 she switched to the 1st division (second tier) club Gudme HK. She did however miss a large part of season due to cruciate ligament injury.[5] She played here for a year before switching to top flight team Aarhus United.[6]
Two years later she joined Danish top club Odense Håndbold.[7] In 2020 she missed the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship due to her second cruciate ligament injury.[8] In 2021 she would suffer her third ligament injury.[9]
She has won the Danish league twice; in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.
Achievements[edit]
- Youth World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- Youth European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2015
Individual awards[edit]
- Most Valuable Player of the EHF European Under-17 Championship: 2015[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Landsholdsbobler dropper Viborg - skifter i stedet til Odense". TV2 (Denmark). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ DHDb profile
- ^ Helena Hagesøe Elver - Statistik - Håndbold.dk
- ^ "Women's U17 EURO 2015: Golden Danish girls!". handball-planet.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Aarhus United tilknytter kæmpetalent til den kommende sæson". Århus Stiftstidende. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Aarhus United tilknytter kæmpetalent til den kommende sæson". Århus Stiftstidende. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Landsholdsbobler dropper Viborg - skifter i stedet til Odense". TV2 Sporten.
- ^ "Dansk komet knust og grædefærdig - misser EM". TV2 Sporten.
- ^ "VM-debutant har lagt frygten bag sig efter skadesmareridt". Jyllands-Posten. 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Danes take second youth title of the Summer". EHF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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