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Merel Freriks
Dutch handball player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female handball player for Danish club Team Esbjerg and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]
She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.[4][5]
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Career
Merel Freriks began playing handball at HV Borger. In 2010 she joined E&O.[6]
In 2017 she joined German Bundesliga side HSG Bensheim/Auerbach.[7] In October the same year, she debuted for the Dutch national team. At the 2018 European Championship she won a bronze medal.[8] In 2019 she joined league rivals Borussia Dortmund[9] Here she won the 2021 German championship.
In 2022 she joined French team Brest Bretagne Handball.[10] In November 2023 she suffered a cruciate ligament injury, that made her miss the 2023 World Championship[11] In 2024 she joined Norwegian top club Vipers Kristiansand.[12]
In January 2025 she joined Danish Team Esbjerg, after her former club, Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand went bankrupt.[13]
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Achievements
Club
- German league (Bundesliga):
- Winner: 2021 (with Borussia Dortmund Handball)
- Runner up: 2022 (with Borussia Dortmund Handball)
- EHF Champions League
- Bronze Medalist: 2024-25
- Danish League:
- Silver Medalist: 2025
International
- World Championship
- Gold: 2019
- European Championship
- Bronze: 2018
References
External links
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