Nikola Portner

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Nikola Portner
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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
YearsTeam
2004-2006
BSC Grosshöchstetten
2006-2007
Handball Grauholz
2007-2009
TV Steffisburg
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
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
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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.