Valentina Klemenčič

Valentina Klemenčič (born 5 February 2002) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team.^[1][2]

Valentina Klemenčič
Klemenčič in 2025
Personal information
Born	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23) Kranj, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	HB Ludwigsburg
Number	13
Youth career
Team
	RK Naklo
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-2024	RK Krim
2024-	HB Ludwigsburg
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Slovenia	45	(57)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2024

Career

Klemenčič Starated playing handball at RK Naklo and joined Slovenian top club RK Krim at the age of 16.^[3] Here she won the Slovenian championship 5 times and the Slovenian cup twice.

In 2024 she joined German side HB Ludwigsburg.^[4] Here she won the 2024 DHB-Pokal Frauen.

National team

She debuted for the Slovenian national team at the age of 17.^[3]

Her first major international tournament was the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.^[5][6] She later represented Slovenia at the 2020 and 2022 European Championships, 2023 World Championship and 2024 Olympics.^{[7][8][9][10]}