Mette Tranborg

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Mette Tranborg
Personal information
Born (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Team Esbjerg
Number 18
Youth career
Team
–
 VRI
–
 SK Aarhus
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2012–2017
 SK Aarhus
2017–2020
 Odense Håndbold
2020–2025
 Team Esbjerg
2025–
 Ferencvárosi TC
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–
 Denmark 123 (266)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Spain
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland
IHF Junior World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Croatia
IHF Youth World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Montenegro
European Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Denmark

Mette Tranborg (born 1 January 1996) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team. [1] [2] [3]

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Club career

Mette Tranborg broke though the SK Aarhus first team at the age of 16. She was the first player in Danish league to be exempted from the minimum age requirements to play. [4] She was awarded the Best Female Talent in the Danish league in the 2014/2015 season. [5]

In 2017 she switched to league rivals Odense Håndbold, where she was one of the key players for 2.5 seasons. She missed the last half season due to a Cruciate ligament injury.

In 2020 she switched to Team Esbjerg. In the 2021-22 season she came second in the Danish Championship. In the final, she missed a second shot against Odense Håndbold, which would have taken the final to extra time. [6] The year after she won the Danish Championship. [7] In April 2025 it was announced that from the 2025-26 season she will join Hungarian Ferencvaros. [8]

Achievements

Club competitions

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Mette Tranborg: Career & Statistics". EHF. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "23rd Women's World Championship 2017" (PDF). International Handball Federation .
  4. ↑ "Den ydmyge storskytte" (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. 29 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Årets Kvindelige Talent". Top Håndbold (in Danish).
  6. ↑ "Drama: Odense Håndbold genvinder kvindernes DM-guld" (in Danish). TV2 Fyn. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Esbjerg ydmyger Odense og vinder DM-guld" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Landsholdsspillers skifte til storklub er officielt". Tv2. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Pokalfightere" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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