Samir Bellahcene

Samir Bellahcene
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
Years	Team
2012–2017	Montpellier HB
2017–2018	Massy Essonne HandBall
2018–2023	USDK Dunkerque
2023–2024	THW Kiel
2024–	TVB Stuttgart
National team ^1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	France	5	(1)
Medal record European Championship 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.

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]

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.

External links

• Samir Bellahcene at the European Handball Federation
• Samir Bellahcene at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Samir Bellahcene at THW Kiel (in German)