EHF Excellence Awards

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EHF Excellence Awards
Sport Handball
CompetitionEuropean Handball
Awarded forBest Performances of the season
History
First award2023

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]

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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]

Men's handball

PositionSeason 2022/23 [6] Season 2023/24 [7] Season 2024/25 [8] [9]
Left wing Flag of Russia.svg Timur Dibirov Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Jakobsen Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Jakobsen (2)
Left back Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Pytlick Flag of France.svg Elohim Prandi Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Claar (2)
Centre back Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luc Steins Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Claar Flag of Iceland.svg Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
Right back Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Gidsel Flag of France.svg Dika Mem Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Gidsel (2)
Right wing Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Lindberg Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Lindberg (2) Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Šoštarić
Line player Flag of France.svg Ludovic Fabregas Flag of France.svg Ludovic Fabregas (2) Flag of France.svg Ludovic Fabregas (3)
Goalkeeper Flag of Denmark.svg Niklas Landin Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Nielsen (2)
Defender Flag of Brazil.svg Thiagus Petrus Flag of Denmark.svg Magnus Saugstrup Flag of Denmark.svg Magnus Saugstrup (2)
Rookie Flag of Slovenia.svg Domen Makuc Flag of Portugal.svg Martim Costa [10] Flag of Spain.svg Ian Barrufet
MVP Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Pytlick Flag of Denmark.svg Emil Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Gidsel (3)

Women's handball

PositionSeason 2022/23 [11] Season 2023/24 [12] Season 2024/25 [13] [9]
Left wing Flag of Denmark.svg Emma Friis Flag of France.svg Chloé Valentini Flag of France.svg Chloé Valentini (2)
Left back Flag of Romania.svg Cristina Neagu Flag of Norway.svg Henny Reistad (2) Flag of France.svg Estelle Nze Minko
Centre back Flag of Norway.svg Henny Reistad Flag of Norway.svg Stine Bredal Oftedal Flag of Norway.svg Henny Reistad (3)
Right back Flag of Norway.svg Nora Mørk
Flag of Slovenia.svg Ana Gros [a]
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Vyakhireva Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dione Housheer
Right wing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Angela Malestein Flag of Hungary.svg Viktória Győri-Lukács Flag of Hungary.svg Viktória Győri-Lukács (2)
Line player Flag of Norway.svg Vilde Ingstad Flag of France.svg Sarah Bouktit Flag of Norway.svg Kari Brattset Dale
Goalkeeper Flag of Norway.svg Katrine Lunde Flag of Denmark.svg Sandra Toft Flag of Norway.svg Katrine Lunde (2)
Defender Flag of Denmark.svg Kathrine Heindahl Flag of Denmark.svg Line Haugsted Flag of Norway.svg Kari Brattset Dale (2)
Rookie Flag of France.svg Pauletta Foppa Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Simon [10] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mia Emmenegger
MVP Flag of Norway.svg Katrine Lunde Flag of Norway.svg Stine Bredal Oftedal Flag of Norway.svg Henny Reistad (4)

a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.

Beach handball

SeasonMen's MVPWomen's MVP
2022/23 Flag of Portugal.svg Gabriel Conceição Flag of Spain.svg Asun Batista

References

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  2. "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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  5. "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Danish players snap up big awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Men's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Reistad and Gidsel revealed as EHF Excellence Awards 2025 MVPs". EHF. 27 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: Petra Simon and Martim Costa named as best young players". eurohandball.com. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. "Golden players make the team of the season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.