EHF Excellence Awards
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Competition | European Handball |
| Awarded for | Best Performances of the season |
| History | |
| First award | 2023 |
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] |
|---|---|---|
| Left wing | Russia Timur Dibirov | Denmark Emil Jakobsen |
| Left back | Denmark Simon Pytlick | France Elohim Prandi |
| Centre back | Netherlands Luc Steins | Sweden Felix Claar |
| Right back | Denmark Mathias Gidsel | France Dika Mem |
| Right wing | Denmark Hans Lindberg | Denmark Hans Lindberg (2) |
| Line player | France Ludovic Fabregas | France Ludovic Fabregas (2) |
| Goalkeeper | Denmark Niklas Landin | Denmark Emil Nielsen |
| Defender | Brazil Thiagus Petrus | Denmark Magnus Saugstrup |
| Rookie | Slovenia Domen Makuc | none |
| MVP | Denmark Simon Pytlick | File:Flag placeholder.svg to be announced |
Women's Handball
| Position | Season 2022/23[8] | Season 2023/24[9] |
|---|---|---|
| Left wing | Denmark Emma Friis | France Chloé Valentini |
| Left back | Romania Cristina Neagu | Norway Henny Reistad (2) |
| Centre back | Norway Henny Reistad | Norway Stine Bredal Oftedal |
| Right back[a] | Norway Nora Mørk Slovenia Ana Gros |
Russia Anna Vyakhireva |
| Right wing | Netherlands Angela Malestein | Hungary Viktória Győri-Lukács |
| Line player | Norway Vilde Ingstad | France Sarah Bouktit |
| Goalkeeper | Norway Katrine Lunde | Denmark Sandra Toft |
| Defender | Denmark Kathrine Heindahl | Denmark Line Haugsted |
| Rookie | France Pauletta Foppa | none |
| MVP | Norway Katrine Lunde | File:Flag placeholder.svg to be announced |
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
- ↑ "Glitzy EHF Excellence Awards premiere on 26 June". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Danish players snap up big awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Golden players make the team of the season". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.