Magda Balsam

Magda Balsam
Personal information
Born	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 29) Sztum, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Club information
Current club	JKS Jarosław
Number	3
Youth career
Team
–	Bellator Ryjewo
-2015	Vistal Gdynia
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015-2019	EB Start Elbląg
2019-2020	JKS Jarosław
2020-2021	MKS Lublin
2021-2022	JKS Jarosław
2022-2024	TuS Metzingen
2024-	CSM Slatina
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Poland	48	(158)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2024

Magda Balsam (born 20 September 1996) is a Polish handballer for CSM Slatina and the Polish national team. ^[1]

She participated at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain, placing 15th. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Balsam started playing as a kid in Bellator Ryjewo. She transferred to top flight team in 2015, ^[4] where she was loaned to Sambor Tczew for three months. ^{[5] [4]}

She played there for four seasons, before switching to fellow polish top flight team JKS Jarosław in 2019. ^{[6] [7]} In her first season at the club she scored 132 goals in 20 matches, making her the second most scored player in that league season. This prompted a move to league rivals MKS Lublin the following season, ^[8] but she returned to JKS Jarosław after only a season in Lublin. ^[9]

In the 2022/2023 season she joined German Bundesliga side TuS Metzingen. ^[10] Here she would again only stay for a season before rejoining MKS Lublin for the second time for the 2023/2024 season. ^[11]

Balsam debuted for the Polish national team in March 2017 in a match against Belarus. ^[12]

Achievements

• Ekstraklasa :
  • Bronze Medalist: 2020

References

1. "Magda Balsam EHF Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 16 May 2022.
2. "Skład Polek na Mistrzostwa Świata" (in Polish). zprp.pl. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
3. "Team Roster Poland" (PDF). ihf.info. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
4. "Gotowi do Startu: Magdalena Balsam" (in Polish). portel.pl. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
5. "Rewolucja kadrowa w Starcie: 'Chcemy zbudować perspektywiczną drużynę'" (in Polish). portel.pl. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. "Czułam się częścią tego klubu" (in Polish). portel.pl. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. "KPR Ruch - Eurobud JKS Jarosław. Do trzech razy sztuka chorzowianek?" (in Polish). ruch-chorzow.pl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
8. "Magda Balsam nową zawodniczką Perły Lublin" (in Polish). sport.onet.pl. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
9. "Magda Balsam wraca do Jarosławia" (in Polish). ekspresjaroslawski.pl. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
10. "Personalentscheidungen in Metzingen: Drei Nationalspielerinnen kommen, Brøns Petersen geht" [Changing in the guard at Metzingen: Three national team players arrive, Brøns Petersen leaves] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
11. "Metzingerin Magda Balsam mit neuem Verein in Polen" [Metzinger Magda Balsam with a new team in Poland] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
12. "Polki uległy Białorusi. Teraz czas na Ukrainę". przegladsportowy.pl. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

External links

• Magda Balsam at the International Handball Federation
• Magda Balsam at the European Handball Federation