Simon Hald

Simon Hald
Personal information
Full name Simon Hald Jensen
Born (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 30)
Aalborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 11
Youth career
Team
 Nøvling IF
 Team Vesthimmerland
Senior clubs
Years Team
2013–2018
 Aalborg Håndbold
2018–2023
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2023–
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–
 Denmark 91 (97)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Germany/Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt
Gold medal – first place 2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2024 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Youth World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 January 2024

Simon Hald Jensen (born 29 September 1994) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]

Club Career

Hald started playing top handball at the Danish club Aalborg Håndbold, where he was a part of the league team from 2013-2018. Here he won two Danish Championships, in 2013 and 2017.

In 2018 she switched to the German top club Flensburg-Handewitt on a three year deal,[4] where he won the German Bundesliga in 2019.

In 2023 he re-signed with his old club Aalborg Håndbold.[5] In his first season back in Aalborg, he won the Danish Championship again.[6]

National Team Career

Playing for the Danish U-19 National Team, he was part of the team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2013 in Hungary, where he won the Player of the Tournament award.[7]

He made his debut for the senior national team in 2015, and in 2019 he made his tournament debut at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship on home soil, where he won the World Cup, Denmarks first World Cup Title.[8] He was also on the Danish team that won gold medals at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[9]

In 2024 he was part of the Danish team at the 2024 Olympics, but was injured in the second match against Egypt, and was forced to leave the tournament.[10] Denmark won Olympic Gold at that tournament.[11]

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Youth World Championship: 2013

References

  1. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". dhf.dk. Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Simon Hald". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Simon Hald". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Aalborg-profil skifter til Flensburg" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ Blangstrup, Emilie (12 April 2022). "Simon Hald vender hjem til Aalborg i 2023". Aalborg Håndbold (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Aalborg Håndbold er danske mestre for syvende gang!" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Danmark i finalen ved U19-VM" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Danmark er verdensmester" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Danmark er verdensmester - igen!" (in Danish). Team Danmark. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Dobbelt udskiftning i håndboldherrernes OL-trup" (in Danish). danskhaandbold.dk. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Kampe" (in Danish). tv2.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2024.


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