Mikkel Hansen

Mikkel Hansen
Hansen playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2016
Personal information
Born (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 36)
Helsingør, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Years Team
1997–2000
 Helsingør IF
2000–2005
 Virum-Sorgenfri HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2008
 GOG Håndbold
2008–2010
 FC Barcelona
2010–2012
 AG København
2012–2022
 Paris Saint-Germain
2022–2024
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2024
 Denmark 276 (1387)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Denmark/Germany
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poland/Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Serbia
Silver medal – second place 2014 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11th August 2024

Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish former professional handball player.[1][2][3]

Widely regarded as one of the greatest handball players of all time, Hansen has won the IHF World Player of the Year a record-tying three times.[4]

  1. ^ "Danish National Team Roster". DHF. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ "Mikkel Hansen". PSG Handball. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ Browne, Ken (31 January 2021). "Mikkel Hansen - Best handball player of all time?".