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Elma Halilcevic
Danish handball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elma Halilcevic (born 18 June 2000) is a Danish handball player of Bosnian descent. She currently plays for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]
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Career
She started her career at Team Esbjerg, where she made her senior debut in May 2018.[4] She then joined Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. In 2023 she joined Odense Håndbold on a deal until 2026.[5] In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[6]
National team
Halilcevic represented Denmark in the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship and in the 2019 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 6th both times.[7]
She debuted for the Danish National Team in April 2021.[8] Before playing for Denmark, she was contacted by the Bosnian national team and was offered to represent them instead. But said no, as she always wanted to represent Denmark. [9] She represented Denmark at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain[10] and at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship at home. At the 2022 European Championship, she won silver medals.[11] At the 2024 Olympics she won a bronze medal.[12] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[13]
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Achievements
- Danish Championship:
- EHF Champions League:
- Silver: 2025
Gallery
- Elma Halilcevic's shot has been stopped by Yara ten Holte in 2023
References
External links
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