Dika Mem

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Dika Mem
Dika Mem Championship 2018.jpg
Mem with FC Barcelona in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 10
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2015–2016
 Tremblay-en-France
2016–
 FC Barcelona
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–
 France 107 (345)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 France
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Poland/Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Germany
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Croatia

Dika Mem (born 31 August 1997) is a French professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the French national handball team. [1]

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Mem was a late starter, learning how to play at the age of 13. He began his career with French club Eaubonne, where he played until he was 15 years old. The following two seasons he was at Pôle Espoirs before one season at Saint Gratien. He made the jump to the handball elite at the age of 17 and in the 2015–16 season he made his debut with Tremblay. In his first season in the LNH, Mem scored 93 goals in 25 games. Prior to that, he had already tasted top competition, becoming a European champion with the U18 French National Team. Mem signed with FC Barcelona for six seasons, beginning in 2016–17. [2] Here he has one the Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL and Copa del Rey de Balonmano treble 7 times in a row.

He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, where he won a gold medal with the French team. [3] He won an additional gold medal with the French national team at the 2020 Olympics.

Personal life

His brothers are basketball players.

Individual awards

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References

  1. ↑ "EHF profile". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ↑ FC Barcelona profile
  3. ↑ "25th Men's World Championship 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Barça All-star Team favourites; Landin and Hansen top votes". eurohandball.com. 11 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "EHF Champions League Men 2021/22 All-star Team awarded". European Handball Federation . 17 June 2022.
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