Niclas Ekberg

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Niclas Ekberg
Niclas Ekberg in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 35)
Ystad, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 18
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2009
IFK Ystad HK
2009–2010
Ystads IF
2010–2012
AG København
2012–
THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2023
Sweden 210 (841)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2018 Croatia

Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish professional handballer for THW Kiel.[1]

He was part of the Swedish team that won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He was also part of the Swedish national team that won the 2022 European Championship, where he scored the final winning goal for Sweden in the last second with a penalty shot.

Before playing in Kiel he played for AG København.[3]

Individual awards

  • All-Star Right wing of the World Championship: 2023[4]

References

  1. ^ "Niclas Ekberg Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Niclas Ekberg Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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