| Mikkel Hansen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hansen playing forParis Saint-Germain in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (age 38) Helsingør, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1997–2000 | Helsingør IF | ||
2000–2005 | Virum-Sorgenfri HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2005–2008 | GOG Håndbold | ||
2008–2010 | FC Barcelona | ||
2010–2012 | AG København | ||
2012–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2022–2024 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| National team1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2024 | Denmark | 276 | (1387) |
| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 11th August 2024 | |||
Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish former professionalhandball player.[1][2][3]
Hansen has won theIHF World Player of the Year a record-tying three times.[4] He played as a left back for most of his career, but towards the end of his career he transitioned to play more as a centre back/playmaker.
He was inducted into theEHF Hall of Fame in 2024.[5]
He was voted as theIHF World Player of the Year in 2011, 2015 and 2018 by the International Handball Federation.[6]
He joinedFC Barcelona Handbol in June 2008. He previously played forDanish Handball League clubGOG, with whom he won theDanish championship in 2007. On 2 June 2010, he returned to Denmark to play forAG København after two years of playing in Spain. After two years and two championships, the club folded in 2012 with Hansen joining the newly formed French teamPSG Handball. He played for PSG for ten seasons before going back to Denmark andAalborg Håndbold.
Mikkel Hansen is anOlympic Champion, aWorld Champion, andEuropean Champion with theDanish national team, winning the2016 title inRio de Janeiro,[7] the2019 title in Denmark, and2012 title inSerbia. He was also selected into the All-Star team of the tournament as the best left back.[8] In 2011, he was a part of the Danish team that finished second in theWorld Championships inSweden. He was the tournament's overall top goal scorer.
In 2019, he led Denmark to their first-everWorld Championships win. He became the top scorer and MVP of the tournament. Later, that same year, he was named the best in the world for the third time of his career.[4]
In 2021, he yet again won the World Championship with Denmark and was selected both as the best left back and as MVP.
In the2020 Olympics, where Denmark got a silver medal, he was again chosen as the best left back, and he became the top goal scorer with 61 goals.[9][10] With those 61 goals, he broke the record of most scored goals in one men's olympic handball tournament.[11] During the tournament, he also became the number one goal scorer ever in the men's handball olympics, with a total of 165 goals.[12]
In April 2024 Hansen announced his retirement from handball during the following summer[13]
His father,Flemming Hansen [de], played for theDanish national handball team, where he played 120 national team matches, scored 240 goals, and participated in the1984 Summer Olympics.[14][15]
He married Stephanie Gundelach in 2020. The couple have two sons, Eddie Max born in January 2019, and Vince born in May 2021.[16]
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| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tnmt | Tournament | GP | Games played | Gls | Goals | ||
| Sh | Shots | G% | Goal percentage | 7G | 7-meter goals | ||
| 7S | 7-meter shots | As | Assists | AG | Assists and Goals | ||
| St | Steals | Bl | Blocks | 2M | 2 Minute Suspensions | ||
| RC | Red Cards | Pl | Placement of National Team | Bold | Career high | ||
| Led the Tournament | Tournament MVP | On All-Star Team | |||||
| Tnmt | GP | Gls | Sh | G% | 7G | 7S | As | AG | St | Bl | 2M | RC | Pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 OG | 7 | 22 | 42 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th |
| 2009 WC | 8 | 40 | 69 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4th |
| 2010 EC | 7 | 34 | 65 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5th |
| 2011 WC | 10 | 68 | 121 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 102 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2012 EC | 8 | 45 | 89 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1st |
| 2012 OG | 6 | 28 | 55 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6th |
| 2013 WC | 7 | 22 | 49 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2014 EC | 8 | 39 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2015 WC | 9 | 39 | 67 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5th |
| 2016 EC | 7 | 33 | 57 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6th |
| 2016 OG | 8 | 54 | 87 | 62 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1st |
| 2017 WC | 6 | 26 | 40 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10th |
| 2018 EC | 8 | 43 | 79 | 54 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4th |
| 2019 WC | 10 | 72 | 108 | 67 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1st |
| 2020 EC | 3 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13th |
| 2021 WC | 7 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1st |
| 2020 OG | 8 | 61 | 100 | 61 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2022 EC | 7 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2023 WC | 9 | 41 | 60 | 68 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1st |
| 2024 EC | 8 | 35 | 49 | 71 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2024 OG | 8 | 29 | 36 | 81 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st |
| EC Sum | 56 | 296 | 497 | 60 | 70 | 83 | 205 | 501 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| WC Sum | 66 | 356 | 583 | 61 | 69 | 86 | 250 | 606 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| OG Sum | 37 | 194 | 320 | 61 | 72 | 85 | 93 | 287 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 159 | 846 | 1400 | 60 | 211 | 254 | 548 | 1394 | 39 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 6 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1358. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France |  France | 36–31 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
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| 1364. | 29 July 2024 |  Egypt | 30–27 | ||
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| 1367. | 31 July 2024 |  Argentina | 38–27 | ||
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| 1369. | 2 August 2024 |  Hungary | 28–25 | ||
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| 1374. | 4 August 2024 |  Norway | 32–25 | ||
| 1375. | 7 August 2024 | Lille, France |  Sweden | 32–31 | |
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| 1381. | 9 August 2024 |  Slovenia | 31–30 | ||
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| 1386. | 11 August 2024 |  Germany | 39–26 | ||
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