Cléopatre Darleux

Cléopatre Darleux (French pronunciation: [kleɔpatʁ daʁlø]; born 1 July 1989) is a French handball goalkeeper for Metz Handball and the French national team.^[1][2]

Cléopatre Darleux
Darleux in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cléopatre Darleux Mingam
Born	(1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 36) Wittenheim, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Metz Handball
Number	16
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1997–2002	Wittenheim/Ensisheim
2003–2004	Kingersheim
2005–2006	ES Besançon
2007–2009	Issy les Moulineaux
2009–2011	Metz Handball
2011–2012	Arvor 29
2012–2014	Viborg HK
2014–2016	Nice Handball
2016–2024	Brest Bretagne Handball
2024–2025	Metz Handball
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2024	France	204	(5)
Medal record women's Handball Representing France Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2021 Spain 2017 Germany 2011 Brazil 2009 China European Championship 2020 Denmark Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2024

She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic title in the history of France's national team. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where France finished in fifth place.^[3]

Darleux also became World Champion in 2017^[4] and won three silver medals, at the 2009, 2011 and 2021 World Women's Handball Championships. Runner-up at the 2020 European Championship, she was awarded Best Goalkeeper at the 2022 edition.^[5]

Achievements

Club

International

• EHF Champions League
  • Finalist: 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner: 2014 (with Viborg HK)

Domestic

• French league:
  • Winner: 2011 (with Metz Handball), 2012 (with Arvor 29) and 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
  • Runner up: 2017, 2018 and 2022 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
  • Tied 1st: 2020 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
• French Cup (Coupe de France):
  • Winner: 2010 (with Metz Handball), 2018 and 2021 (with Brest Bretagne Handball)
• French Women's League Cup Championship (Coupe de la Ligue):
  • Winner: 2010 and 2011 (with Metz Handball), 2012 (with Arvor 29)
  • Runner up: 2016 (with OGC Nice)
• Danish league (Damehåndboldligaen):
  • Winner: 2014 (with Viborg HK)
• Danish Cup:
  • Winner: 2013 (with Viborg HK)

National team

• Olympic Games
  • 2012: 5th
  • 2020:  Gold
  • 2024:  Silver
• World Championship:
  • 2009:  Silver
  • 2011:  Silver
  • 2013: 6th
  • 2017:  Gold
  • 2021:  Silver
• European Championship
  • 2008: 14th
  • 2010: 5th
  • 2012: 9th
  • 2020:  Silver
  • 2022: 4th
• Other senior competitions
  •  Gold at the Mediterranean Games in 2009
  •  Bronze at the GF World Cup in 2008
  •  Gold at the Tournoi de Paris Île-de-France [fr] in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2017
• Junior competitions
  •  Bronze at the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in 2005
  • 4th at the IHF Women's Youth World Championship (U18) in 2006
  • 5th at the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship in 2007
  • 7th at the IHF Women's Junior World Championship (U20) in 2008

Individual awards

• French Championship
  • MVP / Best player: 2018^[6]
  • Best Goalkeeper (2): 2012 and 2018^[7]
  • Player of the month (6): March 2016,^[8] October 2016,^[9] April 2017,^[10] March 2018,^[11] September 2018,^[12] January 2022^[13]
• European Championship
  • Best Goalkeeper: 2022^[14]
• Other:
  • 2nd biggest champion of the year selected by L'Équipe in 2021^[15]

Honors

• Inducted into the Legion of Honor with the rank of Chevalier: 2021^[16]