EHF Excellence Awards

EHF Excellence Awards
SportHandball
CompetitionEuropean Handball
Awarded forBest Performances of the season
History
First award2023

The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation.[1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's.[2]

Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship.[3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes.[4][5]

Men's handball

Position Season 2022/23[6] Season 2023/24[7] Season 2024/25[8][9]
Left wing Russia Timur Dibirov Denmark Emil Jakobsen Denmark Emil Jakobsen (2)
Left back Denmark Simon Pytlick France Elohim Prandi Sweden Felix Claar (2)
Centre back Netherlands Luc Steins Sweden Felix Claar Iceland Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
Right back Denmark Mathias Gidsel France Dika Mem Denmark Mathias Gidsel (2)
Right wing Denmark Hans Lindberg Denmark Hans Lindberg (2) Croatia Mario Šoštarić
Line player France Ludovic Fabregas France Ludovic Fabregas (2) France Ludovic Fabregas (3)
Goalkeeper Denmark Niklas Landin Denmark Emil Nielsen Denmark Emil Nielsen (2)
Defender Brazil Thiagus Petrus Denmark Magnus Saugstrup Denmark Magnus Saugstrup (2)
Rookie Slovenia Domen Makuc Portugal Martim Costa[10] Spain Ian Barrufet
MVP Denmark Simon Pytlick Denmark Emil Nielsen Denmark Mathias Gidsel (3)

Women's handball

Position Season 2022/23[11] Season 2023/24[12] Season 2024/25[13][9]
Left wing Denmark Emma Friis France Chloé Valentini France Chloé Valentini (2)
Left back Romania Cristina Neagu Norway Henny Reistad (2) France Estelle Nze Minko
Centre back Norway Henny Reistad Norway Stine Bredal Oftedal Norway Henny Reistad (3)
Right back Norway Nora Mørk
Slovenia Ana Gros[a]		 Russia Anna Vyakhireva Netherlands Dione Housheer
Right wing Netherlands Angela Malestein Hungary Viktória Győri-Lukács Hungary Viktória Győri-Lukács (2)
Line player Norway Vilde Ingstad France Sarah Bouktit Norway Kari Brattset Dale
Goalkeeper Norway Katrine Lunde Denmark Sandra Toft Norway Katrine Lunde (2)
Defender Denmark Kathrine Heindahl Denmark Line Haugsted Norway Kari Brattset Dale (2)
Rookie France Pauletta Foppa Hungary Petra Simon[10] Switzerland Mia Emmenegger
MVP Norway Katrine Lunde Norway Stine Bredal Oftedal Norway Henny Reistad (4)

a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.

Beach handball

Season Men's MVP Women's MVP
2022/23 Portugal Gabriel Conceição Spain Asun Batista

References

  1. ^ "Glitzy EHF Excellence Awards premiere on 26 June". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Who Will Become the Player of the Year? List of Nominated Players for the EHF Excellence Awards 2023 Released". handball-world. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Danish players snap up big awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Men's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Reistad and Gidsel revealed as EHF Excellence Awards 2025 MVPs". EHF. 27 June 2025.
  10. ^ a b "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: Petra Simon and Martim Costa named as best young players". eurohandball.com. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Golden players make the team of the season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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