Simon Ernst

Simon Ernst
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30) Düren, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
Number	5
Youth career
Years	Team
1998-2009	Birkesdorfer TV
2009-2012	TSV Bayer Dormagen
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2012–2014	TSV Bayer Dormagen
2014–2018	VfL Gummersbach
2018–2021	Füchse Berlin
2021–	SC DHfK Leipzig Handball
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Germany	66	(38)
Medal record European Championship 2016 Poland Junior World Championship 2015 Brazil
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 10. August 2024

Simon Ernst (born 2 April 1994) is a German handball player, currently playing for SC DHfK Leipzig Handball and the German national team. ^{[1] [2]} He was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Championship.

Career

Ernst started at Birkesdorfer TV 1864. ^[3] In 2009 he joined TSV Bayer Dormagen, where he started at the youth teams. In 2012 he started playing for the 3. Liga men's team. ^[3] In 2014 he joined VfL Gummersbach on a two year deal. ^[3] In 2018 he joined Füchse Berlin. ^[4] Despite tearing his cruciate ligament twice in a year, his contract was extended in 2018 until 2021. ^[5] In October 2019 he tore his cruciate ligament for a third time. ^[6]

In 2021 he joined SC DHfK Leipzig. ^[7]

Season statistics

Season	Team	League	Games	Goals	Penalty goals	Outfield goals
2014/15	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	36	42	0	42
2015/16	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	30	85	0	85
2016/17	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	34	128	6	122
2017/18	VfL Gummersbach	Bundesliga	6	40	4	36
2019/20	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	8	20	0	20
2020/21	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	38	17	0	17
2021/22	SC DHfK Leipzig	Bundesliga	34	22	0	22
2022/23	SC DHfK Leipzig	Bundesliga	34	57	0	57
2023/24	SC DHfK Leipzig	Bundesliga	28	27	0	27
2014–	Total	Bundesliga	248	438	10	428

Update 04.07.2024 ^[8]

National Team

Ernst played 50 matches for various German youth national teams. ^[3] In 2012 he won the U-18 European Championship with the German team and was included in the tournament all-star team as the playmaker. ^[3] In 2015 he won bronze medals at the U-21 World Championship and was chosen as the best back player of the tournament. ^[9]

On February 1, 2014 he debuted for the German B-national team. ^[3]

On January 4, 2015 he made his debut for the German senior national team in a preparation game for the 2015 World Championship against Iceland. ^[10]

At the 2016 European Championship in Poland he won gold medals with the German team, beating Spain in the final 24:17.

He was again a part of the German team at the 2022 European Championship. ^[11]

At the 2023 World Championship he finished 5th with the German team.

Achievements

• European Championship :
  •  Gold: 2016

Individual awards

• 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship All Star Team: Left back

References

1. DHB profile
2. "Profile". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 25 April 2015.
3. "Der nächste große Wurf des Simon Ernst" (in German). Aachener Zeitung. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
4. ""Absoluter Wunschspieler": Nationalspieler Simon Ernst wechselt zu Füchsen Berlin" (in German). handball-world.news. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
5. "Füchse Berlin verlängern mit Nationalspieler Simon Ernst" (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Die Karriere von Simon Ernst steht auf der Kippe" (in German). tagesspiegel.de. 16 October 2019.
7. "SC DHfK Leipzig verpflichtet Simon Ernst" (in German). handball-world.news. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
8. "Simon Ernst" (in German). Handball-Bundesliga . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
9. "Brazil 2015: All Star Team and MVP Announced". International Handball Federation. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
10. "WM-Test in Reykjavík: Gelungener Start mit 31:24 gegen Island" (in German). German Handball Association. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
11. . "Official Squad List" (PDF). ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 7 December 2021.