Niclas Ekberg
Niclas Ekberg in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 35)
Ystad, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 18
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2009
 IFK Ystad HK
2009–2010
 Ystads IF
2010–2012
 AG København
2012–
 THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2023
 Sweden 210 (841)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2018 Croatia

Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish professional handballer for THW Kiel.[1]

He was part of the Swedish team that won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He was also part of the Swedish national team that won the 2022 European Championship, where he scored the final winning goal for Sweden in the last second with a penalty shot.

Before playing in Kiel he played for AG København.[3]

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Niclas Ekberg Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Niclas Ekberg Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links


THW Kiel – current squad
Swedish Handballer of the Year – Men
Sweden squad – Men's handball – 2012 European Championship – 12th place
Sweden squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Sweden squad – Men's handball – 2014 European Championship – 7th place
Sweden squad – Men's handball – 2015 World Championship – 10th place
Sweden squad – Men's handball – 2016 European Championship – 8th place
Sweden squad – 2017 World Championship – 6th place
Sweden squad – 2018 European Championship – Silver medal
Sweden squad – 2019 World Championship – 5th place
Sweden squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place
Sweden squad – 2022 European Men's Handball Championship – Gold medal
Sweden squad – 2023 World Championship – 4th place
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