Delaila Amega

Delaila Amega
Personal information
Born	(1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 27) Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	14
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2014	Westfriesland SEW
2014–2016	Virto/Quintus
2016–2020	TuS Metzingen
2020–2022	Borussia Dortmund
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Netherlands	23	(33)
Medal record World Championship 2019 Japan European Championship 2018 France

Delaila Amega (born 21 September 1997) is a Dutch former handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the Dutch national team. ^{[1] [2]}

She was part of the Netherlands that surprisingly won gold medals at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. ^{[3] [4]} She was however not initially part of the team, but was called up to replace the injured Inger Smits. ^{[5] [6]}

Since 2022 she has been the coach of the VOC Amsterdam second team.

International honours

• EHF Cup :
  • Semi-finalist: 2017

References

1. "Delaila Amega Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
3. "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
4. 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
5. "Abbingh nervenstark - Niederlande mit letztem Wurf gegen Spanien Handball-Weltmeister der Frauen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. "Amega maakt entree op WK" (in Dutch). handbalinside.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links

• Delaila Amega at the European Handball Federation