Dragan Pechmalbec

Dragan Pechmalbec (born 5 January 1996) is a French-born Serbian handball player for ONE Veszprém and the Serbia national team.

Dragan Pechmalbec
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 29) Cahors, France
Nationality	French/Serbian
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	ONE Veszprém
Number	46
Youth career
Years	Team
2009–2016	CPB Rennes
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2016–2022	HBC Nantes
2022–	ONE Veszprém
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	France	3	(0)
2021–	Serbia	23	(66)

He has a French father and a Serbian mother.^[2]

Career

Pechmalbec began his career in his birth country, France. He shot to prominence with HBC Nantes, where he won the Coupe de France in 2017, in a victory in the final over Montpellier Handball. He was also a runner-up three times in the French top division, and once in the 2017–18 EHF Champions League.^[3] Despite making his debut for France, he declared for the Serbia national team in 2021, making his debut for them that year.^[4] He has played for Serbia at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.^[5][6]