Viola Leuchter

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Viola Leuchter
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Personal information
Born (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)
Hamburg, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Bayer Leverkusen
Number 7
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2018-2019
BTB Aachen
2019-2024
Bayer Leverkusen
2024–
HB Ludwigsburg
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–
Germany 16 (41)
Medal record
Youth European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Montenegro

Viola Leuchter (born 15 July 2004) is a German female handball player for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team. [1] [2] She will join HB Ludwigsburg for the 2024/25 season. [3]

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Leuchter made her international debut on the German national team on 3 March 2023 against Hungary. Later that year, she represented Germany at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark/Sweden/Norway. [4] [5] At the same occasion, Leuchter was elected as the best young player of the tournament. [6]

Individual awards

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References

  1. "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. DHB profile
  3. www.sgladies.de, "SG BBM verpflichtet deutsches Toptalent Viola Leuchter", 23 January 2024
  4. "Mareike Thomaier neu beim Team" (in German). handball.net. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. "Hungary overpower Germany to claim W17 EHF EURO 2021 title". EHF. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. handball-world.news: Viola Leuchter erhält Auszeichnung bei Handball-WM der Frauen, 18 December 2023
  9. www.ihf.info, „LEUCHTER SEES “BEST YOUNG PLAYER POWERED BY LIDL” AWARD CELEBRATED IN PACKED ARENA IN COLOGNE“, 25 January 2024