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| Emil Mellegård | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 6 November 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HØJ Elite | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2013 | Kärra HF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2020 | Redbergslids IK | ||
2020–2024 | HSG Wetzlar | ||
2024–2025 | HØJ Elite | ||
2025– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Sweden | 21 | (29) |
Medal record | |||
Emil Mellegård (born 6 November 1997) is a Swedish professional handballer for HØJ Elite in the Danish 1st division, the second tier of Danish handball. He has also played for the Swedish national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Mellegård began his senior career with Redbergslids IK, the twenty-times winners of the Handbollsligan, however during his time there they won no silverware. The best achievement of Mellegård's career was being selected for, and winning, the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship with Sweden, a tournament where he featured in eight matches.[2] It was announced in December 2023 that he would leave Wetzlar at the end of the 2023–24 season.[3] In the 2024-25 season he was promoted with HØJ Elite to the Danish Herrehåndboldligaen.[4]
Personal life
[edit]His cousins Pontus Mellegård and Olivia Mellegård are also professional handball players. The latter is a national team player for the Sweden women's national handball team.
References
[edit]- ^ "MELLEGÅRD, EMIL". EHF. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Mellegård tar sista platsen i svenska EM-truppen". Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "HSG Wetzlar holt Zacharias: Mellegard geht". Zeit Online. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Mikkel Bruun Christensen (12 April 2025). "Hans Lindberg og HØJ rykker op i ligaen". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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