Mathias Gidsel

Mathias Gidsel
Personal information
Born (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25)
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
0000–2014
 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)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Georgia

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]

Honours

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Individual awards
  • IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2023[6]
  • All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2021[7]
  • All-Star Right back of the European Championship: 2022,[8] 2024[9]
  • Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Olympic Games: 2020, 2024[10]
  • Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the World Championship: 2023[11]
  • Top Scorer at the Olympic Games: 2024
  • Top Scorer at the World Championship: 2023 (60 goals)
  • Top Scorer at the European Championship: 2024 (54 goals)
  • Handball-Planet - Best young player in the world: 2021[12]
  • Danish Player of the year: 2021[13]
  • Danish National team Player of the year: 2022[14]
  • EHF Excellence Awards Best right back of the season: 2022/23[15]
  • Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2023[16]

League statistics

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Season Club League GP Goals 7-Meter OPG
2017–18 GOG Håndbold Håndboldligaen 04 04 0/0 (-%)0 04
2018–19 34 028 0/0 (-%)0 028
2019–20 24 051 0/0 (-%)0 051
2020–21 35 173 3/3 (100%) 170
2021–22 22 116 1/1 (100%) 115
2022–23 Füchse Berlin Bundesliga 26 139 0/0 (-%)0 139
2017–2023 combined combined 145 511 4/4 (100%) 507

Note: Games Played and Goals include Play-offs[17]

Major tournament statistics

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Legend
 Tnmt Tournament  GP Games played  Gls  Goals
 Sh  Shots  G%  Goal percentage  7G  7-meter goals
 7S  7-meter shots  As  Assists  AG  Assists and Goals
 St  Steals  Bl  Blocks  2M  2 Minute Suspensions
 RC  Red Cards  Pl  Placement of National Team  Bold  Career high
    Led the Tournament     Tournament MVP     On All-Star Team
As of conclusion of 2024 European Men's Handball Championship[18][19][20]
Tnmt GP Gls Sh G% 7G 7S As AG St Bl 2M RC Pl
2021 WC 9 39 49 80 0 0 27 66 4 1 0 0 1st
2020 OG 8 46 57 81 0 0 34 80 3 1 0 0 2nd
2022 EC 7 38 43 88 0 0 35 73 3 0 1 0 3rd
2023 WC 9 60 80 75 0 0 42 102 9 0 1 0 1st
2024 EC 8 54 66 82 0 0 35 89 5 0 1 0 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Mathias Gidsel". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation.
  2. ^ "Gidsel kan få landsholdsdebut" [Gidsel can make his national team debut]. Ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Mathias Gidsel". dhf.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ Marjanovic, Marko (28 January 2024). "EHF EURO 2024 ALL-STAR TEAM". Handball Planet. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2023 IHF WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Egypt 2021 All-star Team". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 30 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Six nations featured in the EHF EURO 2024 All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 28 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Best young player 2021". handball-world. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Mathias Gidsel er årets mandlige håndboldspiller 2021" [Mathias Gidsel is the male handball player of the year 2021]. hbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Årets mandlige landsholdsspiller er fundet: – Den mest fortjente kåring længe, understreger ekspert" [The male national team player of the year has been found: - The most deserved award for a long time, emphasizes the expert]. hbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Danish players snap up big awards". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Mathias Gidsel is HP World Handball Player 2023". Handball-planet.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Spiller data: Mathias Gidsel" [Player data: Mathias Gidsel]. tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Denmark – Players, Team and Season Information". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  19. ^ "IHF Top Scorers Statistics World Championships". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  20. ^ "IHF Top Scorers Statistics Olympics". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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