Annika Meyer

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Annika Meyer
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Personal information
Full name Annika Meyer
Born (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)
Haderslev, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Line player
Club information
Current club SG BBM Bietigheim
Number 6
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
–2012
 SønderjyskE Håndbold
2012–2013
 Odense Håndbold
2013–2016
 VfL Oldenburg
2016–2017
 Buxtehuder SV
2017–2019
 København Håndbold
2019–2021
 Aarhus United
2021–2022
 Thüringer HC
2022–2023
 SG BBM Bietigheim
2023–
 HH Elite
Medal record
IHF Junior World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Croatia
IHF Youth World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Montenegro
European Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Denmark
European Youth Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Czech Republic

Annika Meyer (born 30 May 1994) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for HH Elite. [1]

Contents

Her family belongs to the German minority in Denmark. [2]

Career

Meyer started in the youth ranks of SønderjyskE Håndbold. [3] In 2012 she joined HC Odense.

After the 2013-14 season she joined German side VfL Oldenburg. [4] In 2016-17 she joined Buxtehuder SV. [5] Here she won the 2017 DHB-Pokal.

The following summer she returned to Denmark and joined København Håndbold. [6] Here she won the 2017-18 Danish Championship, the first ever in club history. [7]

In 2019 she joined Aarhus United. [8]

In 2021 she returned to Germany and signed for Thüringer HC. [9] A year later she joined league rivals SG BBM Bietigheim. [10] Here she won the League and Cup double in her only season at the club.

In 2023 she joined Danish side HH Elite. [11]

National team

Meyer played for various Danish youth national teams. In 2012 she won the U18 World Championship with the Danish team. [3] At the U19 European Championship in 2013 she won bronze medals. For the tournament she was part of the all star team as the best defender.

In 2014 she finished 3rd at the U18 World Championship. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Annika Meyer Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Zeitungsartikel auf PressReader, retrieved 13 March 2023
  3. 1 2 "Annika Meyer wechselt in die Handball-Bundesliga" (in German). tysksekretariat.dk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Babs Hetmanek geht, Annika Meyer kommt" (in German). jade-weser-zeitung.de. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Neue Kreisläuferin für Buxtehude" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "København henter streg hjem til Danmark – et skridt mod landsholdet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark . Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "København Håndbold vinder første DM-guld" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Aarhus United henter dansk mester til stregen" (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Thüringer HC verpflichtet dänische Kreisläuferin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Titelträger vermeldet Neuzugang: Danick Snelder-Ersatz ist angekommen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "In der Bundesliga alles erreicht: Annika Meyer kehrt heim" (in German). nordschleswiger.dk. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Meyer gewinnt Bronze bei U-20-WM" (in German). VfL Oldenburg . Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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