Dika Mem

Dika Mem
Mem with FC Barcelona in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27)[1]
Paris, France[1]
Nationality French
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 10
Senior clubs
Years Team
2015–2016
Tremblay-en-France
2016–
FC Barcelona
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
France 107 (345)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 2023 Poland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Croatia

Dika Mem (born 31 August 1997) is a French professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the French national handball team.[1]

Mem was a late starter, learning how to play at the age of 13. He began his career with French club Eaubonne, where he played until he was 15 years old. The following two seasons he was at Pôle Espoirs before one season at Saint Gratien. He made the jump to the handball elite at the age of 17 and in the 2015–16 season he made his debut with Tremblay. In his first season in the LNH, Mem scored 93 goals in 25 games. Prior to that, he had already tasted top competition, becoming a European champion with the U18 French National Team. Mem signed with FC Barcelona for six seasons, beginning in 2016–17.[2] There, he has won the Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL and Copa del Rey de Balonmano treble for seven consecutive seasons.

He was on the France squad at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, that won a gold medal.[3] He won an additional gold medal with the French national team at the 2020 Olympics.

  1. ^ a b c "EHF profile". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Dika Mem". www.fcbarcelona.com.
  3. ^ "25th Men's World Championship 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.