Samir Bellahcene

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Samir Bellahcene
2024-11-28 TVB Stuttgart - HSV Hamburg by mroptimax-9.jpg
Bellahcene in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)
Montpellier, France
Nationality French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club TVB Stuttgart
Number 30
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2012–2017
Montpellier HB
2017–2018
Massy Essonne HandBall
2018–2023
USDK Dunkerque
2023–2024
THW Kiel
2024–
TVB Stuttgart
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–
France 5 (1)
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 January 2024

Samir Bellahcene (born 20 February 1995) is a French professional handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for Handball-Bundesliga club TVB Stuttgart and the France national team.

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Career

Bellahcene was first called up to the France national team in April 2023. [2]

In September he moved to Handball-Bundesliga club THW Kiel from USDK Dunkerque after Kiel's Vincent Gérard had sustained a long-term injury. [3]

Bellahcene joined THW Kiel's league rivals TVB Stuttgart in November 2024. [4]

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References

  1. "Samir Bellahcene - Spielerprofil". handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. Corge, Anouk (1 December 2023). "Qui est Samir Bellahcene, le nouveau gardien appelé en équipe de France ?" [Who is Samir Bellahcene, the new goalkeeper called up to the France squad?]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. Wottge, Jan-Philipp (25 October 2023). "Samir Bellahcene: Plötzlich Torwart beim THW Kiel" [Samir Bellahcene: Suddenly goalkeeper at THW Kiel]. SHZ (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. "THW Kiel: Torwart Samir Bellahcene wechselt sofort zum TVB Stuttgart" [THW Kiel: Goalkeeper Samir Bellahcene moves to TVB Stuttgart immediately]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.