| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Competition | European Handball |
| Awarded for | Best Performances of the season |
| History | |
| First award | 2023 |
The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation. [1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's. [2]
Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship. [3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes. [4] [5]
| Season | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 [6] | Left wing |  Timur Dibirov |
| Left back |  Simon Pytlick | |
| Centre back |  Luc Steins | |
| Right back | Mathias Gidsel | |
| Right wing | Hans Lindberg | |
| Line player |  Ludovic Fabregas | |
| Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin | |
| Defender |  Thiagus Petrus | |
| Rookie |  Domen Makuc | |
| MVP | Simon Pytlick |
| Season | Position | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 [7] | Left wing | Emma Friis |
| Left back |  Cristina Neagu | |
| Centre back |  Henny Reistad | |
| Right back [a] | Nora Mørk Ana Gros | |
| Right wing | Angela Malestein | |
| Line player | Vilde Ingstad | |
| Goalkeeper | Katrine Lunde | |
| Defender | Kathrine Heindahl | |
| Rookie | Pauletta Foppa | |
| MVP | Katrine Lunde |
a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.
| Season | Men's MVP | Women's MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 |  Gabriel Conceição |  Asun Batista |
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