Kaja Kamp

Kaja Kamp
Personal information
Full name	Kaja Kamp Nielsen
Born	(1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30) Rebild, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Team Esbjerg
Number	3
Youth career
Years	Team
2008-2010	Visse IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2013	Aalborg DH
2013–2017	Vendsyssel Håndbold
2017–2018	EH Aalborg
2018–2020	Holstebro Håndbold
2020–	Team Esbjerg
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Denmark	20	(27)
Medal record World Championship 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden European Championship 2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro 2024 Austria/Hungary/Switzerland Women's beach handball European Championship 2019 Stare Jabłonki

Kaja Kamp Nielsen (born 29 April 1994) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.^[1]

She was selected as part of the Danish 20-player squad for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship,^[2] but was not in action. At the 2023 World Cup she was initially not part of the team, but after Kathrine Heindahl was injured in the semifinal, Kamp was called up and participated at the bronze medal match.

Kamp started playing handball at the age of 12 in Visse IF. In 2010 she transferred to Aalborg DH. After the club went bankrupt in 2013, she switched to Vendsyssel Håndbold.

In addition to ordinary handball, Kamp has also played for the Danish national team in Beach handball,^[3] where she became a European champion in 2019.^[4]

References

1. "Kamp Kamp Nielsen - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "19 spillere i truppen til Sparekassen Kronjylland/Waoo Golden League". TV 2 Sport. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
3. "Kaja Kamp er udtaget til beach-EM" [Kaja Kamp selected for the Beach European Championship] (in Danish). Lemvig Folkeblad.
4. "Kaja Kamp: Det er fuldstændig vanvittigt" [Kaja Kamp: It is completely insane]. hbold.dk (in Danish).