Maria Kourdoulos

Maria Kourdoulos
Personal information
Born	(1993-04-18) 18 April 1993 (age 32) London, England
Nationality	Portuguese/British
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left Wing
Club information
Current club	Club Sports Da Madeira
Number	8
Youth career
Years	Team
2001–2010	Club Sports Da Madeira
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2011	Club Sports de Madeira
2011–2016	Thames Handball Club
2017	Club Sports de Madeira
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016-	Great Britain	2	(2)

Maria Manuela Abreu Kourdoulos (born 18 April 1993 in London) is a dual National British and Portuguese team handball player. She played for the club Thames Handball Club. Her status as a dual national allowed her to trial for the handball team of Great Britain, where she missed the selection stage for the London Olympic Games 2012 only by a few months. Immediately after her signing in 2010, ^[1] she dominated on the left wing attack side. ^[2] During 2011/12, her second season at the London club, she was crowned Top goal scorer with 48 goals and her goal tally helped the club to win the London Cup 2011. ^[3] In the same year she won the Jack Petchey Award for her achievements. ^[4] She was mentioned as a key player in 2013, when the club played in London against a select team of Hungarian handball players and won. ^[5] She participated in the 2014/15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup Round 3 ^[6] where she was listed among the top 5 goal scorers of the round. ^[7] In March 2016, it was announced that she had been selected for the GB Women's handball squad for UK-based players. ^[8] She returned to Madeira, Portugal for the 2016/2017 season and played again at the EHF Challenge Cup. ^[9]

References

1. "Thames handball players pipped". 23 November 2010.
2. "Great Dane Back to Winning Ways | England Handball". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
3. "Thames Crowned London Cup Winners | England Handball". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
5. "Lion fought The Avengers/". Handball.hu (in Hungarian). 16 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
6. "EHF Challenge Cup Women". eurohandball.com. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
7. "EHF Challenge Cup Women Top 50 scorers". eurohandball.com. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
8. "GB Women's handball squad for UK-based players announced". SkySports.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
9. "Player Maria Kourdoulos". eurohandball.com. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.