Allison Pineau

Allison Marie Pineau (born 2 May 1989) is a French handballer for Metz Handball and the French national team.^[1][2] She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games.

Allison Pineau
Pineau in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Allison Marie Pineau
Born	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 36) Chartres, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Metz Handball
Number	7
Youth career
Years	Team
2001–2003	CM Aubervilliers
2003–2006	Villemomble
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2006–2009	Issy-les-Moulineaux
2009–2012	Metz Handball
2012–2013	Oltchim Vâlcea
2013–2014	ŽRK Vardar
2014–2015	RK Krim
2015	HBC Nîmes
2015–2016	HCM Baia Mare
2016–2019	Brest Bretagne Handball
2019–2020	Paris 92
2020–2021	ŽRK Budućnost
2021–2024	RK Krim
2024–2025	Metz Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2021	France	273	(696)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2017 Germany 2009 China 2011 Brazil 2021 Spain European Championship 2018 France 2016 Sweden Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Team

She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2009^[3] by the International Handball Federation.^[4]

Career

In March 2012, Pineau agreed with Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and joined the club on 1 July 2012.^[5]

Between 2013 and 2015, she played for ŽRK Vardar and RK Krim. With ŽRK Vardar, she again reached the semifinals of the Champions League in the 2013–14 season claiming the bronze medal after beating FC Midtjylland 34–31.

In the summer of 2015, she returned to Romania after the three months at Nîmes in France.^[6] In 2017 she signed a contract with French team Brest Bretagne HB.

International honours

National team

• Olympics:
  • Gold Medalist: 2020
  • Silver Medalist: 2016
• World Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2017
  • Silver Medalist: 2009, 2011, 2021
• European Championship:
  • Gold Medalist: 2018
  • Bronze Medalist: 2016

Club

• EHF Champions League:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2014
  • Semifinalist: 2013

Individual awards

• IHF World Player of the Year: 2009
• All-Star Playmaker of the World Championship: 2009, 2011
• Championnat de France Best Defender: 2018