| Mathias Gidsel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
8 February 1999 Skjern, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2014 | Skjern Håndbold | ||
2014–2017 | GOG Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2022 | GOG Håndbold | ||
2022– | Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Denmark | 75 | (420) |
Mathias Gidsel (born 8 February 1999) is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]
A two times winner of the World Championship with Denmark, and the 2023 winner of the Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player, he is widely recognized as one of the great players of his generation.
At the 2024 European Championship, Gidsel became the highest scorer of the tournament with 54 goals and was included in the All Star Team as the best right back, with Denmark reaching the final but losing out to France in extra time.[4][5]
- ^ "Mathias Gidsel". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation.
- ^ "Gidsel kan få landsholdsdebut" [Gidsel can make his national team debut]. Ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Mathias Gidsel". dhf.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Marjanovic, Marko (28 January 2024). "EHF EURO 2024 ALL-STAR TEAM". Handball Planet. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Handball-EM: Riesige Enttäuschung bei Dänemark - "Das ist brutal"" [European Handball Championship: Huge disappointment for Denmark - "That's brutal"]. handball-world (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2024.