EHF Excellence Awards

EHF Excellence Awards
SportHandball
CompetitionEuropean Handball
Awarded forBest Performances of the season
History
First award2023

The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation.[1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's.[2]

Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship.[3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes.[4][5]

Men's handball

Position Season 2022/2023[6] Season 2023/2024[7] Season 2024/2025[8][9] Season 2025/2026[10]
Left wingRussia Timur DibirovDenmark Emil JakobsenDenmark Emil Jakobsen (2)Germany Tim Freihöfer
Left backDenmark Simon PytlickFrance Elohim PrandiSweden Felix Claar (2)Denmark Lasse Andersson
Centre backNetherlands Luc SteinsSweden Felix ClaarIceland Gísli Þorgeir KristjánssonSlovenia Domen Makuc
Right backDenmark Mathias GidselFrance Dika MemDenmark Mathias Gidsel (2)Denmark Mathias Gidsel (3)
Right wingDenmark Hans LindbergDenmark Hans Lindberg (2)Croatia Mario ŠoštarićSpain Aleix Gómez
Line playerFrance Ludovic FabregasFrance Ludovic Fabregas (2)France Ludovic Fabregas (3)Denmark Magnus Saugstrup
GoalkeeperDenmark Niklas LandinDenmark Emil NielsenDenmark Emil Nielsen (2)Denmark Emil Nielsen (3)
DefenderBrazil Thiagus PetrusDenmark Magnus SaugstrupDenmark Magnus Saugstrup (2)France Ludovic Fabregas
Young player of the seasonSlovenia Domen MakucPortugal Martim Costa[11]Spain Ian BarrufetPortugal Francisco Costa[12]
MVPDenmark Simon PytlickDenmark Emil NielsenDenmark Mathias Gidsel (3)Denmark Emil Nielsen (2)

Awards by country

Nation Awards
Denmark Denmark 20
France France 6
Portugal Portugal 2
Slovenia Slovenia 2
Spain Spain 2
Sweden Sweden 2
Brazil Brazil 1
Croatia Croatia 1
Germany Germany 1
Iceland Iceland 1
Netherlands Netherlands 1
Russia Russia 1

Most awarded players

Player Awards
Denmark Emil Nielsen 5
Denmark Mathias Gidsel 4
France Ludovic Fabregas 4
Denmark Magnus Saugstrup 3

Women's handball

Position Season 2022/2023[13] Season 2023/2024[14] Season 2024/2025[15] Season 2025/2026[16]
Left wingDenmark Emma FriisFrance Chloé ValentiniFrance Chloé Valentini (2)France Chloé Valentini (3)
Left backRomania Cristina NeaguNorway Henny Reistad (2)France Estelle Nze MinkoBrazil Bruna de Paula
Centre backNorway Henny ReistadNorway Stine Bredal OftedalNorway Henny Reistad (3)Norway Henny Reistad (4)
Right backNorway Nora Mørk
Slovenia Ana Gros[a]		Russia Anna VyakhirevaNetherlands Dione HousheerNetherlands Dione Housheer (2)
Right wingNetherlands Angela MalesteinHungary Viktória Győri-LukácsHungary Viktória Győri-Lukács (2)France Lucie Granier
Line playerNorway Vilde IngstadFrance Sarah BouktitNorway Kari Brattset DaleFrance Sarah Bouktit (2)
GoalkeeperNorway Katrine LundeDenmark Sandra ToftNorway Katrine Lunde (2)Sweden Johanna Bundsen
DefenderDenmark Kathrine HeindahlDenmark Line HaugstedNorway Kari Brattset Dale (2)Netherlands Kelly Dulfer
RookieFrance Pauletta FoppaHungary Petra Simon[11]Switzerland Mia EmmeneggerFrance Lylou Borg
MVPNorway Katrine LundeNorway Stine Bredal OftedalNorway Henny Reistad (4)France Sarah Bouktit (3)

a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.

Awards by country

Nation Awards
Norway Norway 14
France France 10
Denmark Denmark 4
Netherlands Netherlands 4
Hungary Hungary 3
Brazil Brazil 1
Romania Romania 1
Russia Russia 1
Slovenia Slovenia 1
Sweden Sweden 1
Switzerland Switzerland 1

Most awarded players

Player Awards
Norway Henny Reistad 5
Norway Katrine Lunde 3
France Chloé Valentini 3
France Sarah Bouktit 3

Beach handball

Season Men's MVP Women's MVP
2022/23 Portugal Gabriel ConceiçãoSpain Asun Batista

References

  1. ↑ "Glitzy EHF Excellence Awards premiere on 26 June". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Who Will Become the Player of the Year? List of Nominated Players for the EHF Excellence Awards 2023 Released". handball-world. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Danish players snap up big awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Men's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Reistad and Gidsel revealed as EHF Excellence Awards 2025 MVPs". EHF. 27 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2026: Men's Team of the Season announced". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: Petra Simon and Martim Costa named as best young players". eurohandball.com. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Europeu de andebol: Francisco Costa eleito o melhor jovem, Salvador Salvador na equipa do torneio" (in Portuguese). Flashscore. 1 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Golden players make the team of the season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2026: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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