Nikola Portner

Nikola Portner
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) Lyon, France
Nationality	Swiss
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	SC Magdeburg
Number	80
Youth career
Years	Team
2004-2006	BSC Grosshöchstetten
2006-2007	Handball Grauholz
2007-2009	TV Steffisburg
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2009–2010	Handball Grauholz
2010–2014	BSV Bern Muri
2014–2016	Kadetten Schaffhausen
2016–2020	Montpellier Handball
2020–2022	Chambéry SMB HB
2022–	SC Magdeburg
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Switzerland	135	(30)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2025

Nikola Portner (born 19 November 1993) is a Swiss handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swiss national team.

In April 2024 while playing for Magdeburg, Portner was tested positive for Methamphetamine prior to league match against Füchse Berlin. ^[1] He denied allegations of deliberate doping, and in June it was ruled that there was not a high enough level of the drug that deliberate use was likely, and he was acquitted of all charges. ^[2]

He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Topspiller mistænkt for doping – nu er der nye oplysninger" [Top player accused of doping - Now there is new information]. TV2 Danmark (in Danish). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
2. "Landsholdsspiller frikendt for doping" [National team player acquitted of doping charges]. TV2 Danmark (in Danish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
3. "Die schweizer starten am freitag mit zuversicht in die EHF EURO". handball.ch. 8 January 2020.
4. "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

• Nikola Portner at the European Handball Federation
• Nikola Portner at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)