Niclas Ekberg
| Niclas Ekberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ekberg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 December 1988 Ystad, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ystads IF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2009 | IFK Ystad HK | ||
2009–2010 | Ystads IF | ||
2010–2012 | AG København | ||
2012–2024 | THW Kiel | ||
2024– | Ystads IF | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2023 | Sweden | 210 | (841) |
Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish professional handballer for Ystads IF.[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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Niclas Ekberg Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Niclas Ekberg Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Niclas Ekberg at the European Handball Federation
- Niclas Ekberg at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Niclas Ekberg at THW Kiel (in German)
- Niclas Ekberg at Olympedia
- Niclas Ekberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
Sweden squads |
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Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Ystad Municipality
- Swedish male handball players
- Swedish expatriate handball players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Ystads IF players
- THW Kiel players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Skåne County
- 21st-century Swedish people
- Swedish handball biography stubs