2023 World Men's Handball Championship squads

This article displays the squads for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship. Each team consisted of 18 players, of which 16 were fielded for each game.

Age, club, appearances and goals correct as of 11 January 2023.

Group A

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Chile

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A 20-player squad was announced on 27 December 2022.[1]

Head coach: Spain Aitor Etxaburu[2]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Réne Oliva (1987-07-03)3 July 1987 (aged 35) 1.96 m 0 0 Chile Balonmano Ovalle
2 LW Sebastián Ceballos (1992-07-01)1 July 1992 (aged 30) 1.76 m 81 143 Spain CD Balopal
4 LB Erwin Feuchtmann (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.90 m 86 461 France Fenix Toulouse Handball
6 CB Arian Delgado (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 21) 1.80 m 5 9 Chile Liceo Nacional de Maipu
9 P Javier Frelijj (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 31) 1.91 m 78 95 Chile Balonmano Ovalle
10 CB Emil Feuchtmann (1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 39) 1.78 m 157 431 Spain CB Alicante
11 P Esteban Salinas (1992-01-18)18 January 1992 (aged 30) 1.83 m 93 350 Spain BM Granollers
12 GK Felipe García (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 66 4 Chile Italiano BM
14 P Benjamin Illesca (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 22) 1.96 m 7 4 Portugal Boa-Hora
17 RB Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 33) 1.89 m 115 403 Spain CD Bidasoa
22 CB Matias Payá (2000-03-31)31 March 2000 (aged 22) 1.76 m 0 0 Spain Canteras U.D.
28 RW Luciano Scaramelli (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 20) 1.82 m 0 0 Spain CD Balonmano La Robla
32 LW Danilo Salgado (1998-06-01)1 June 1998 (aged 24) 1.79 m 9 12 Chile DPV Kutral
44 LB Aaron Codina (1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 23) 1.93 m 16 23 Italy Polisportiva Cingoli
55 RW Francisco Ahumada (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 21) 1.74 m 0 0 Italy SSV Bozen Loacker
77 LB Víctor Donoso (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 32) 1.90 m 78 61 Spain Club Balonmano Triana

Iran

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A 23-player squad was announced on 22 December 2022.[3]

Head coach: Montenegro Veselin Vujović[4]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LW Mojtaba Heidarpour (1988-09-20)20 September 1988 (aged 34) 1.80 m 130 800 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
4 RW Milad Ghalandari (1998-08-23)23 August 1998 (aged 24) 1.80 m 46 164 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
7 CB Pouya Norouzinejad (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.88 m 130 500 Germany VfL Eintracht Hagen
9 P Yasin Kabirianjoo (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 28) 1.93 m 20 20 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
11 LB Reza Yadegari (2000-04-15)15 April 2000 (aged 22) 1.96 m 0 0 Iran Mes Kerman
13 LB Mehdi Mousavi (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 33) 1.88 m 200 200 Iran Mes Kerman
14 P Salaman Barbat (1990-12-16)16 December 1990 (aged 32) 1.86 m 100 400 Iran Mes Kerman
16 GK Mohammad Siavoshi (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 37) 1.95 m 130 0 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
18 RB Saber Heidari (2004-03-25)25 March 2004 (aged 18) 1.91 m 14 20 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
22 GK Ali Rahimi (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 (aged 31) 1.95 m 20 0 Iran Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
23 RB Mohammad Reza Oraei (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 23) 1.94 m 25 40 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
24 CB Mohammad Mehdi Behnamnia (1998-12-02)2 December 1998 (aged 24) 1.86 m 10 30 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
28 LW Mohammad Reza Kazemi (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 21) 1.86 m 5 40 Iran Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
31 RB Vahid Masoudi (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 25) 1.92 m 12 20 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
32 RW Mohammad Kiani (1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 30) 1.90 m 20 30 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
33 CB Mehrdad Samsami (1991-02-26)26 February 1991 (aged 31) 1.94 m 152 89 Iran Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
44 LB Afshin Sadeghi (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 29) 1.98 m 90 300 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
69 GK Omid Reza Sarpoushi (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 24) 1.90 m 20 4 Iran Mes Kerman
77 LB Shahab Sadeghzadeh (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 28) 1.92 m 80 100 Iran Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
99 P Ali Kouhzad (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 26) 1.98 m 4 12 Iran Shahid Shameli Kazeroon

Montenegro

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The squad was announced on 31 December 2022.[5]

Head coach: Zoran Roganović[6]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Nikola Matović (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) 1.98 m 17 0 Sweden Amo Handboll
4 LW Aleksandar Bakić (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) 1.93 m 27 34 Croatia RK Nexe Našice
6 LW Miloš Vujović (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) 1.82 m 51 170 Germany Füchse Berlin
8 P Vuk Lazović (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36) 1.94 m 43 37 Bahrain Al-Najma SC
9 CB Radojica Čepić (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22) 1.95 m 28 42 Germany HSG Wetzlar
10 P Miodrag Ćorsović (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) 1.98 m 9 5 Slovenia RK Trimo Trebnje
11 RB Branko Vujović (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) 1.96 m 40 150 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
13 RW Mirko Radović (1990-06-15) 15 June 1990 (age 34) 1.89 m 67 58 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
16 GK Nebojša Simić (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31) 1.94 m 56 3 Germany MT Melsungen
17 CB Vasilije Kaluđerović (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26) 1.94 m 21 19 Germany 1. VfL Potsdam
20 CB Stevan Vujović (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34) 1.93 m 56 112 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare
21 LB Vasko Ševaljević (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 36) 1.93 m 76 282 Sweden Redbergslids IK
23 CB Božidar Simić (1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 27) 1.90 m 8 4 Serbia RK Metaloplastika
24 LB Miloš Božović (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29) 1.95 m 48 114 France US Ivry Handball
25 RW Marko Lasica (1988-04-30) 30 April 1988 (age 36) 1.90 m 75 94 Sweden Redbergslids IK
26 RB Risto Vujačić (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) 1.97 m 18 14 Israel Hapoel Ashdod
32 CB Božo Anđelić (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) 1.86 m 53 90 Ukraine Motor Zaporizhzhia
90 P Nemanja Grbović (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) 1.90 m 74 207 Romania Steaua București

Spain

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A 22-player squad was announced on 12 December 2022.[7] It was reduced to 19 players on 30 December 2022.[8]

Head coach: Jordi Ribera[9]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 (aged 32) 1.89 m 153 15 Spain Barça
4 P Iñaki Peciña (1988-05-31)31 May 1988 (aged 34) 2.00 m 38 22 France Pays d'Aix UC
5 RB Jorge Maqueda (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 34) 1.97 m 181 460 France HBC Nantes
6 LW Ángel Fernández Pérez (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 34) 1.93 m 101 301 France Limoges Handball
10 RB Alex Dujshebaev (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30) 1.88 m 129 366 Poland Industria Kielce
12 GK Rodrigo Corrales (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 31) 2.00 m 111 4 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
14 RW Ferran Solé (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 30) 1.93 m 89 347 France Paris Saint-Germain
17 P Adrià Figueras (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 34) 1.93 m 109 293 France C' Chartres MHB
18 RB Imanol Garciandia (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 27) 2.01 m 26 58 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
20 P Abel Serdio (1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 28) 1.95 m 20 42 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
21 LB Joan Cañellas (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 36) 1.98 m 217 529 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
25 CB Agustín Casado (1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 26) 1.90 m 19 56 Germany MT Melsungen
30 P Gedeón Guardiola (1984-10-01)1 October 1984 (aged 38) 1.98 m 184 213 Germany TBV Lemgo
31 CB Pol Valera Rovira (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 24) 1.87 m 10 14 Spain BM Granollers
36 CB Ian Tarrafeta (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 24) 1.88 m 30 69 France Pays d'Aix UC
51 LW Miguel Sánchez-Migallón (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 27) 2.02 m 27 20 Poland Industria Kielce
59 LB Daniel Dujshebaev (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 25) 1.97 m 60 124 Poland Industria Kielce
62 RW Kauldi Odriozola (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 26) 1.83 m 36 112 France HBC Nantes
70 LW Daniel Fernández (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 21) 1.76 m 12 35 Germany TVB 1898 Stuttgart

Group B

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France

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A 20-player squad was announced on 30 December 2022.[10] The final roster was revealed on 11 January 2023.[11]

Head coach: Guillaume Gille[12]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 RW Yanis Lenne (1996-06-29)29 June 1996 (aged 26) 1.88 m 34 54 France Montpellier Handball
5 CB Nedim Remili (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (aged 27) 1.95 m 99 299 Poland Industria Kielce
7 LB Romain Lagarde (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.94 m 68 82 France Pays d’Aix UC
8 LB Elohim Prandi (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 24) 1.93 m 10 24 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 RB Melvyn Richardson (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 25) 1.90 m 58 126 Spain Barcelona
10 RB Dika Mem (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 25) 1.94 m 94 293 Spain Barcelona
11 P Nicolas Tournat (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 28) 2.00 m 68 133 Poland Industria Kielce
12 GK Vincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 36) 1.89 m 137 18 France Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
13 LB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 38) 1.96 m 337 1259 France Paris Saint-Germain
14 CB Kentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 31) 1.86 m 147 479 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
15 LW Mathieu Grébille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 31) 1.98 m 79 121 France Paris Saint-Germain
16 GK Charles Bolzinger (2000-12-14)14 December 2000 (aged 22) 1.98 m 0 0 France Montpellier Handball
22 P Luka Karabatic (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 34) 2.02 m 130 155 France Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 26) 1.98 m 113 241 Spain Barcelona
28 RW Valentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 32) 1.90 m 167 391 France Montpellier Handball
31 LW Dylan Nahi (1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 23) 1.92 m 27 66 Poland Industria Kielce
39 LB Thibaud Briet (1999-12-14)14 December 1999 (aged 23) 2.05 m 13 12 France HBC Nantes
92 GK Rémi Desbonnet (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 30) 1.82 m 12 1 France Montpellier Handball

Poland

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A 22-player squad was announced on 22 December 2022.[13] The final squad was revealed on 7 January 2023.[14]

Head coach: Patryk Rombel[15]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Mateusz Kornecki (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.94 m 64 4 Poland Industria Kielce
3 RB Michał Daszek (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 (aged 30) 1.82 m 134 357 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
4 CB Piotr Jędraszczyk (2001-10-09)9 October 2001 (aged 21) 1.77 m 19 33 Poland Piotrkowianin Piotrków Tryb.
5 CB Michał Olejniczak (2001-01-31)31 January 2001 (aged 21) 1.95 m 50 79 Poland Industria Kielce
6 RW Krzysztof Komarzewski (1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 24) 1.88 m 18 26 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
7 P Patryk Walczak (1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 30) 1.98 m 54 48 Portugal Sporting CP
8 P Bartłomiej Bis (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.95 m 14 8 Germany HSC 2000 Coburg
9 LB Szymon Sićko (1997-08-20)20 August 1997 (aged 25) 2.00 m 43 151 Poland Industria Kielce
12 LB Ariel Pietrasik (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (aged 23) 2.02 m 19 28 Switzerland TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
19 LW Jan Czuwara (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 27) 1.84 m 60 116 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
20 CB Maciej Pilitowski (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 32) 1.88 m 34 30 Poland Energa MKS Kalisz
23 RW Arkadiusz Moryto (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 25) 1.82 m 85 410 Poland Industria Kielce
26 LW Przemysław Krajewski (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (aged 35) 1.84 m 154 368 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
28 P Maciej Gębala (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 29) 2.00 m 79 95 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
31 RB Szymon Działakiewicz (2000-02-17)17 February 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 11 19 Sweden Redbergslids IK
36 P Dawid Dawydzik (1994-12-07)7 December 1994 (aged 28) 2.00 m 46 61 Poland Orlen Wisła Płock
48 LB Tomasz Gębala (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 27) 2.12 m 44 134 Poland Industria Kielce
49 LB Piotr Chrapkowski (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 34) 2.03 m 144 175 Germany SC Magdeburg
50 GK Jakub Skrzyniarz (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 26) 1.89 m 9 0 Spain CD Bidasoa
94 GK Adam Morawski (1994-10-17)17 October 1994 (aged 28) 1.90 m 66 4 Germany MT Melsungen

Saudi Arabia

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A 21-player squad was announced on 27 December 2022.[16]

Head coach: Denmark Jan Pytlick[17]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Amro Mohammed (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35) 1.92 m 60 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Club
3 LW Abdullah Al-Abbas (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) 1.69 m 21 55 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
4 P Hussain Al-Tarouti (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 24) 1.84 m 33 23 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
5 P Hassan Al-Janabi (c) (1983-07-25) 25 July 1983 (age 41) 1.86 m 54 66 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
6 RW Hussain Furaij (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20) 1.79 m 22 34 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
8 CB Hadi Quraish (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 1.71 m 7 16 Saudi Arabia Al Safa
10 RB Haidar Al-Hassan (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 23) 1.84 m 22 45 Saudi Arabia Al Safa
14 LB Abdullah Al-Hammad (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34) 1.88 m 23 44 Saudi Arabia Al Houda
15 RW Ahmed Al-Abdulali (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36) 1.84 m 41 55 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
16 GK Mohammad Al-Salem (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38) 1.89 m 42 0 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
19 RB Abdulrahman Al-Muwallad (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 1.92 m 18 60 Saudi Arabia Al Wehda Club
22 LB Mahdi Al-Salem (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34) 1.86 m 133 429 Saudi Arabia Al Houda
23 LW Abdullah Al-Hulaili (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 1.75 m 34 76 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
34 GK Ali Al-Saffar (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) 1.85 m 14 0 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
37 CB Mohammed Al-Abbas (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31) 1.80 m 35 20 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
57 CB Mojtaba Al-Salem (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 1.81 m 6 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
59 RW Hassan Al-Turaiki (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) 1.77 m 25 31 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
77 LB Marhoon Al-Maa (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36) 1.89 m 23 35 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
89 P Yousof Al-Taweel (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 24) 1.88 m 33 13 Saudi Arabia Al Safa
97 CB Sadiq Al-Mohsin (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) 1.80 m 26 33 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club

Slovenia

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The squad was announced on 10 January 2023.[18]

Head coach: Uroš Zorman[19]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Jože Baznik (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 (aged 29) 1.86 m 10 2 France USAM Nîmes Gard
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 28) 2.02 m 110 203 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 26) 1.86 m 87 304 Spain Barcelona
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 34) 1.91 m 169 621 France Limoges Handball
17 RB Nejc Cehte (1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.96 m 44 67 Denmark GOG Håndbold
19 LW Staš Jovičić (2000-12-06)6 December 2000 (aged 22) 1.85 m 2 12 Slovenia RK Trimo Trebnje
20 LW Tilen Kodrin (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 28) 1.92 m 60 94 Germany VfL Gummersbach
22 P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 31) 1.98 m 137 204 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
25 P Stefan Žabić (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 23) 2.02 m 2 2 Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško
27 P Kristjan Horžen (1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 23) 1.92 m 14 16 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
29 LB Gašper Horvat (1998-04-10)10 April 1998 (aged 24) 1.99 m 2 3 Slovenia RK Trimo Trebnje
31 LW Tadej Mazej (1998-07-31)31 July 1998 (aged 24) 1.90 m 11 9 Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško
34 CB Rok Ovniček (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 27) 1.85 m 35 33 France HBC Nantes
35 CB Domen Makuc (2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 22) 1.88 m 12 23 Spain Barcelona
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 33) 1.90 m 106 215 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
47 LB Aleks Kavčič (1996-05-15)15 May 1996 (aged 26) 1.86 m 0 0 Croatia RK Zagreb
49 RB Grega Krečič (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 26) 1.88 m 0 0 Hungary Csurgói KK
51 LB Borut Mačkovšek (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 30) 2.04 m 125 315 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
77 RW Domen Novak (1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 24) 1.81 m 12 5 Germany HSG Wetzlar
88 CB Aleks Vlah (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 25) 1.91 m 20 40 Slovenia Celje Pivovarna Laško
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 (aged 32) 1.87 m 59 0 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister

Group C

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Brazil

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The squad was announced on 21 December 2022.[20]

Head coach: Marcus Oliveira[21]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 CB João Silva (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 28) 1.90 m 72 142 Romania Dinamo București
9 CB Leonardo Abrahão (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 26) 1.76 m 0 0 Portugal ABC/UMinho
13 P Rogério Moraes Ferreira (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 29) 2.04 m 52 115 Germany MT Melsungen
14 LB Thiagus dos Santos (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 33) 1.98 m 160 231 Spain FC Barcelona
16 GK Rangel da Rosa (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 26) 1.89 m 42 3 Spain CB Ciudad de Logroño
18 LW Guilherme Torriani (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 23) 1.86 m 24 29 Spain BM Granollers
19 RW Fábio Chiuffa (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 33) 1.87 m 165 431 Spain AD Ciudad de Guadalajara
26 RB Oswaldo Guimarães (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 33) 1.83 m 78 122 Spain CD Torrebalonmano
28 P Matheus Francisco da Silva (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 24) 1.98 m 5 0 Spain CD Bidasoa
35 LB Thiago Ponciano (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 (aged 28) 1.93 m 47 33 France US Créteil Handball
49 LB Raul Nantes (1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 32) 1.95 m 78 273 Egypt Al Ahly
62 GK Leonardo Terçariol (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 35) 1.94 m 61 8 Spain Club Balonmano Benidorm
77 RW Rudolph Hackbarth (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 28) 1.89 m 56 135 Spain CB Ciudad de Logroño
83 LW Hugo Monta da Silva (2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 19) 1.92 m 0 0 Brazil Pinheiros
95 RB Gustavo Rodrigues (1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 27) 1.90 m 54 135 France Pontault-Combault Handball
99 LW Jean-Pierre Dupoux [fr] (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 31) 1.80 m 3 0 France Pontault-Combault Handball

Cape Verde

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A 19-player squad was announced on 15 December 2022.[22]

Head coach: Serbia Ljubomir Obradović[23]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Luís Almeida (1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 28) 1.84 m 11 0 Cape Verde CDE Camões
3 LB Délcio Pina (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 30) 1.98 m 34 2 Portugal Madeira Andebol SAD
4 P Ivo Santos (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 30) 2.00 m 22 0 Germany Bergischer HC
5 LB Edmilson Araújo (1994-01-06)6 January 1994 (aged 29) 1.87 m 0 0 Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare
6 LB Leandro Semedo (1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 28) 1.94 m 41 6 Portugal S.L. Benfica
7 RW Flávio Fortes (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.94 m 23 12 France Grenoble SMH Métropole Isère Handball
10 RB Bruno Landim (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 30) 1.93 m 18 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Taraji Club
12 GK Élcio Fernandes (1996-09-23)23 September 1996 (aged 26) 1.96 m 16 0 Spain Balonmano Sinfín
13 P Paulo Moreno (1992-05-08)8 May 1992 (aged 30) 1.97 m 4 3 Portugal S.L. Benfica
16 GK Edmilson Gonçalves (1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.89 m 7 0 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
17 RB Rafael Andrade (1996-03-01)1 March 1996 (aged 26) 1.82 m 5 4 Portugal Póvoa Andebol Clube
19 RW Admilson Furtado (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (aged 27) 1.77 m 16 12 Portugal Academico de Viseu
23 LW Gilson Correia (1995-04-23)23 April 1995 (aged 27) 1.75 m 7 0 Portugal Centro Cultural Recreativo Alto Moinho
29 P Felisberto Landim (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 29) 1.97 m 17 2 Portugal Vitória
30 CB Elledy Semedo (1988-03-21)21 March 1988 (aged 34) 1.87 m 13 85 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange
44 CB Gualther Furtado (1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 27) 1.85 m 25 5 Spain Club Cisne de Balonmano
88 LW Nelson Pina (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 37) 1.78 m 6 10 Portugal Belenenses

Sweden

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The squad was announced on 13 December 2022.[24] On 30 December it was announced Karl Wallinius would miss the championship due to a knee injury, and he was replaced by Olle Forsell Schefvert.[25]

Head coach: Norway Glenn Solberg[26]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Jonathan Carlsbogård (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 27) 1.95 m 43 78 Spain FC Barcelona
5 P Max Darj (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 31) 1.92 m 95 96 Germany Füchse Berlin
10 RW Niclas Ekberg (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 34) 1.91 m 201 807 Germany THW Kiel
11 RW Daniel Pettersson (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 30) 1.79 m 65 149 Germany SC Magdeburg
12 GK Andreas Palicka (1986-07-10)10 July 1986 (aged 36) 1.89 m 140 15 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 LW Hampus Wanne (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.85 m 69 279 Spain FC Barcelona
18 P Fredric Pettersson (1989-02-11)11 February 1989 (aged 33) 2.01 m 94 120 France Fenix Toulouse
19 CB Felix Claar (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 26) 1.92 m 47 95 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
20 GK Mikael Appelgren (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 33) 1.91 m 94 2 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
22 LW Lucas Pellas (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 27) 1.83 m 48 155 France Montpellier Handball
23 RB Albin Lagergren (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.86 m 87 255 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
24 CB Jim Gottfridsson (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.91 m 132 426 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
26 RB Linus Persson (1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 29) 1.91 m 35 65 France HBC Nantes
30 GK Tobias Thulin (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 27) 1.98 m 36 0 Denmark GOG Håndbold
32 P Oscar Bergendahl (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 27) 1.92 m 31 48 Germany TVB Stuttgart
33 RB Lukas Sandell (1997-02-03)3 February 1997 (aged 25) 1.93 m 34 82 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
42 LB Eric Johansson (2000-06-28)28 June 2000 (aged 22) 1.97 m 15 30 Germany THW Kiel
45 LB Olle Forsell Schefvert (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 29) 1.96 m 1 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Uruguay

[edit]

The squad was announced on 31 December 2022.[27]

Head coach: Nicolás Guerra[28]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Felipe Navarrete (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 23) 1.89 m 32 3 Uruguay Colegio Alemán
2 P Gabriel Chaparro (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 27) 1.93 m 55 24 Spain SD Atlético Novás
3 RW Facundo Lima (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 22) 1.75 m 8 10 Uruguay Pontevedrés Balonmano
11 CB Diego Falabrino (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 (aged 29) 1.78 m 7 0 Uruguay Pontevedrés Balonmano
13 RB Máximo Cancio (1984-02-24)24 February 1984 (aged 38) 1.90 m 30 131 Spain Balonmano Vetusta
14 LB Bruno Borba (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 20) 1.92 m 15 30 Uruguay Pontevedrés Balonmano
16 GK Felipe González (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.89 m 62 3 Spain CB Maristas Algemesi
17 RB Diego Morandeira (1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 29) 1.86 m 135 88 Spain Club Balonmano Mislata
18 P Zion Ramos (2002-10-18)18 October 2002 (aged 20) 1.87 m 6 12 Sweden HK Malmö
19 CB Rodrigo Botejara (1993-01-28)28 January 1993 (aged 29) 1.73 m 66 105 Uruguay Scuola Italiana di Montevideo
20 LW Federico Rubbo (1989-04-05)5 April 1989 (aged 33) 1.83 m 68 228 Uruguay Scuola Italiana di Montevideo
21 LB Giovanni Capello (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 21) 1.88 m 8 18 Uruguay Pontevedrés Balonmano
24 LB Alejandro Velazco (1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 29) 1.83 m 77 308 Uruguay Colegio Alemán
36 LW Cristian Rostagno (1995-10-14)14 October 1995 (aged 27) 1.78 m 38 50 Spain Handbol Adrianenc
40 RB Maximiliano De Agrela (1996-10-19)19 October 1996 (aged 26) 1.83 m 27 44 Uruguay Club Malvín
74 LW Guillermo Millán (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 26) 1.74 m 22 20 Uruguay Scuola Italiana di Montevideo

Group D

[edit]

Hungary

[edit]

A 19-player squad was announced on 5 January 2023.[29]

Head coach: Spain Chema Rodríguez[30]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 P Adrián Sipos (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 32) 1.98 m 50 26 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
5 RB Csaba Leimeter (1994-12-15)15 December 1994 (aged 28) 1.95 m 11 15 Croatia RK Zagreb
7 LW Bendegúz Bóka (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 29) 1.93 m 54 129 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE
8 LW Péter Kovacsics (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.90 m 5 7 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
11 LB Patrik Ligetvári (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 26) 2.03 m 67 65 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
12 GK Márton Székely (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 33) 1.95 m 71 0 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
16 GK Roland Mikler (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 38) 1.93 m 227 1 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
20 P Miklós Rosta (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 23) 2.03 m 31 49 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
21 RB Zoran Ilić (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 21) 1.97 m 3 1 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
25 RW Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 32) 1.97 m 19 59 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
26 GK Kristóf Palasics (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 (aged 20) 1.99 m 0 0 Hungary National Academy of Handball
27 P Bence Bánhidi (1995-02-09)9 February 1995 (aged 27) 2.06 m 84 247 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
28 P Szabolcs Szöllősi (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 33) 1.94 m 82 109 Hungary Dabas KK
29 RW Bendegúz Bujdosó (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 28) 1.85 m 10 7 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
30 LB Zoltán Szita (1998-02-10)10 February 1998 (aged 24) 1.96 m 43 106 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
33 RB Gábor Ancsin (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 32) 2.02 m 131 273 Hungary MOL-Tatabánya KC
39 LB Richárd Bodó (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 29) 2.03 m 82 236 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
66 CB Máté Lékai (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 34) 1.90 m 149 432 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
77 CB Egon Hanusz (1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 25) 1.77 m 21 33 Germany TV Bittenfeld

Iceland

[edit]

A 19-player squad was announced on 23 December 2022.[31]

Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson[32]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 (aged 37) 1.93 m 244 16 Iceland Valur
2 RW Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 (aged 25) 1.83 m 16 55 Switzerland Kadetten Schaffhausen
3 CB Janus Daði Smárason (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 28) 1.86 m 58 83 Norway Kolstad Håndball
4 LB Aron Pálmarsson (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 32) 1.93 m 158 618 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
6 LB Elvar Ásgeirsson (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 28) 1.98 m 9 17 Denmark Ribe-Esbjerg HH
7 RB Viggó Kristjánsson (1993-12-09)9 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.89 m 33 76 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
8 LW Bjarki Már Elísson (1990-05-16)16 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.91 m 91 291 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
9 CB Elvar Örn Jónsson (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 25) 1.89 m 54 140 Germany MT Melsungen
10 CB Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 23) 1.91 m 39 76 Germany SC Magdeburg
11 P Ýmir Örn Gíslason (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 25) 1.95 m 64 34 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
13 LB Ólafur Guðmundsson (1990-05-13)13 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.94 m 137 269 Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich
14 RB Ómar Ingi Magnússon (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.86 m 66 216 Germany SC Magdeburg
16 GK Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2000-07-24)24 July 2000 (aged 22) 2.03 m 35 1 France HBC Nantes
18 P Elliði Snær Viðarsson (1998-11-15)15 November 1998 (aged 24) 1.91 m 23 30 Germany VfL Gummersbach
19 LW Hákon Daði Styrmisson (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 (aged 25) 1.84 m 8 25 Germany VfL Gummersbach
20 GK Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson (1995-04-11)11 April 1995 (aged 27) 1.90 m 47 2 Denmark Ribe-Esbjerg HH
21 P Arnar Freyr Arnarsson (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 26) 2.00 m 71 81 Germany MT Melsungen
22 RW Sigvaldi Guðjónsson (1994-07-04)4 July 1994 (aged 28) 1.92 m 49 127 Norway Kolstad Håndball
23 RB Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (aged 25) 1.92 m 21 29 France Pays d'Aix UC

Portugal

[edit]

The squad was announced on 2 January 2023.[33]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira[34]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06)6 January 1990 (aged 33) 1.86 m 116 382 France HBC Nantes
8 P Victor Iturriza (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.94 m 31 117 Portugal FC Porto
10 CB Miguel Martins (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 (aged 25) 1.92 m 76 177 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
12 GK Manuel Gaspar (1998-12-09)9 December 1998 (aged 24) 1.93 m 16 0 Portugal Sporting CP
14 CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28)28 April 1993 (aged 29) 1.86 m 113 193 Portugal FC Porto
21 LW Leonel Fernandes (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 24) 1.91 m 22 40 Portugal FC Porto
22 P Alexis Borges (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 31) 1.98 m 49 93 Portugal S.L. Benfica
23 LW Diogo Branquinho (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 28) 1.85 m 75 174 Portugal FC Porto
24 LB Alexandre Cavalcanti (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 26) 2.01 m 60 75 France HBC Nantes
25 RW António Areia (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 32) 1.90 m 73 209 Portugal FC Porto
26 RB Francisco Costa (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 17) 1.83 m 4 16 Portugal Sporting CP
27 LB André Gomes (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 24) 1.92 m 46 120 Germany MT Melsungen
33 RB Diogo Silva (1998-07-02)2 July 1998 (aged 24) 1.98 m 10 8 France Pays d’Aix UC
35 GK Miguel Espinha (1993-07-20)20 July 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 3 0 France Cesson Rennes MHB
41 GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 25) 1.90 m 33 0 Portugal S.L. Benfica
79 LB Martim Costa (2002-09-27)27 September 2002 (aged 20) 1.88 m 4 18 Portugal Sporting CP
82 P Luís Frade (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 24) 1.94 m 42 62 Spain Barça
88 LB Fábio Magalhães (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 34) 1.94 m 167 335 Portugal FC Porto

South Korea

[edit]

A 20-player squad was announced on 25 December 2022.[35]

Head coach: Portugal Rolando Freitas[36]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RW Shin Jae-seop (1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 23) 1.83 m 7 54 South Korea Hanam Handball Club
7 CB Kang Jeon-gu (1990-05-11)11 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.80 m 6 4 South Korea Doosan
8 P Ku Chang-eun (1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 26 48 South Korea Doosan
10 LB Park Young-jun (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 28) 1.88 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation
11 LW Jang Dong-hyun (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 (aged 27) 1.80 m 0 0 South Korea SK Hawks
13 RB Jo Tae-hun (1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 31) 1.83 m 33 72 South Korea Doosan
14 P Lee Seong-min (1995-12-14)14 December 1995 (aged 27) 1.92 m 0 0 South Korea Doosan
17 RB Kim Yeon-bin (1997-03-24)24 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.82 m 0 0 South Korea Doosan
26 RW Kim Jin-young (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 22) 1.85 m 8 49 Spain CB Ademar León
28 LW Kim Gi-min (1994-08-09)9 August 1994 (aged 28) 1.83 m 15 30 South Korea SK Hawks
33 RW Ha Min-ho (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 30) 1.90 m 0 0 South Korea Incheon Metropolitan City Corporation
34 CB Oh Ju-an (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.86 m 0 0 South Korea SK Hawks
37 RB Ha Tae-hyun (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 28) 1.88 m 23 107 South Korea SK Hawks
66 GK Kim Dong-wook (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 25) 1.92 m 8 0 South Korea Doosan
71 LB Lee Hyeon-sik (1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 30) 1.85 m 0 0 South Korea SK Hawks
77 CB Lee Yo-seb (1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 24) 1.75 m 13 31 South Korea Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps
79 P Park Se-ung (1998-03-18)18 March 1998 (aged 24) 1.88 m 9 33 South Korea SK Hawks
94 GK Lee Chang-woo (2003-04-27)27 April 2003 (aged 19) 1.90 m 8 1 South Korea Korea National Sport University
97 P Jin Yu-sung (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 0 0 South Korea Korea National Sport University
99 GK Park Jae-yong (1997-03-20)20 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.92 m 13 0 South Korea Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps

Group E

[edit]

Algeria

[edit]

A 19-player squad was announced on 2 January 2023.[37]

Head coach: Rabah Gherbi[38]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LB Zoheïr Naïm (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 26) 1.88 m 30 78 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Sports Club
4 LB Noureddine Hellal (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 26) 1.86 m 13 22 Saudi Arabia Mudhar
5 CB Bounab Hani Abderrafik (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 22) 1.88 m 0 0 Algeria JSE Skikda
7 LB Hichem Daoud (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 31) 1.89 m 105 155 France Limoges Handball
9 LB Wail Melazem (2000-09-14)14 September 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 0 0 Algeria MM Batna
14 CB Benhalima Nori Selim (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 24) 1.90 m 0 0 France Nancy Handball
16 GK Yahia Zemouchi (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 (aged 28) 1.93 m 16 0 Kuwait Al-Salmiya
17 LW Djedid Yacine (1997-04-06)6 April 1997 (aged 25) 1.84 m 8 25 Algeria MC Alger
18 P Hichem Kaabeche (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 (aged 32) 1.92 m 80 133 Turkey Beşiktaş
22 GK Khalifa Ghedbane (1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 26) 1.98 m 52 5 Romania Dinamo București
25 P Sofiane Bendjilali (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 27) 1.89 m 13 13 Greece AC Diomidis Argous
26 LB Mokhtar Kouri (1996-02-29)29 February 1996 (aged 26) 1.94 m 18 39 Algeria HBC El Biar
27 LW Abrous Rayane (2001-08-16)16 August 2001 (aged 21) 1.91 m 0 0 Algeria HBC El Biar
36 CB Rahim Abdelkader (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 32) 1.85 m 102 211 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli Club
77 LW Réda Arib (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 31) 1.86 m 40 65 Algeria MC Alger
87 LB Ayoub Abdi (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 25) 1.89 m 47 139 France Fenix Toulouse HB
94 P Bastien Khermouche (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 29) 1.92 m 11 18 France Dijon Métropole Handball
97 RW Sami Douchet (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 25) 1.79 m 0 0 France Sarrebourg Moselle Sud Handball

Germany

[edit]

The squad was announced on 23 December 2022.[39]

Head coach: Iceland Alfreð Gíslason[40]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 25) 1.95 m 48 154 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 27 41 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RW Lukas Zerbe (1996-01-17)17 January 1996 (aged 26) 1.84 m 16 26 Germany TBV Lemgo
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 22) 2.00 m 17 29 Germany VfL Gummersbach
19 RB Djibril M'Bengue (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 30) 1.95 m 9 11 Germany Bergischer HC
20 LB Philipp Weber (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.94 m 64 152 Germany SC Magdeburg
24 RW Patrick Groetzki (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 (aged 33) 1.89 m 156 378 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 33) 1.92 m 120 275 Germany MT Melsungen
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 31) 1.98 m 126 13 Poland Industria Kielce
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 29) 1.89 m 41 76 Germany THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 26) 1.82 m 12 25 Germany SC Magdeburg
39 LB Lukas Stutzke (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 24) 1.95 m 6 7 Germany Bergischer HC
40 CB Simon Ernst (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 28) 1.95 m 54 39 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
41 GK Joel Birlehm (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 25) 1.96 m 4 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 32) 1.95 m 13 30 Germany HC Erlangen
80 P Jannik Kohlbacher (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 27) 1.93 m 82 162 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
95 LB Paul Drux (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 27) 1.92 m 115 207 Germany Füchse Berlin
96 P Tim Zechel (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 26) 1.93 m 4 5 Germany HC Erlangen
99 CB Luka Witzke (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 23) 1.92 m 12 23 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig

Qatar

[edit]

A 23-player squad was announced on 1 August 2022.[41]

Head coach: Spain Valero Rivera López[42]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Rasheed Yusuff (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 30) 1.90 m 64 0 Qatar Al Sadd
4 LB Nader Saleh Ahmed (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30) 1.85 m 41 57 Qatar Al Ahli
6 RW Mohammed Mahmood (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26) 1.76 m 15 32 Qatar Al Sadd
9 LB Rafael Capote (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) 2.00 m 88 336 Qatar Al Duhail
12 GK Bilal Lepenica (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) 1.91 m 44 0 Qatar Al Duhail
13 RW Eldar Memišević (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) 1.78 m 114 225 Qatar Al-Rayyan
17 RB Jovan Gačević (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) 1.98 m 13 48 Qatar Al-Rayyan
23 RW Allaedine Berrached (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30) 1.86 m 74 178 Qatar Al Duhail
25 CB Kamalaldin Mallash (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 1.85 m 91 161 Qatar Al-Rayyan
27 RB Bilel Messoud (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24) 1.89 m 14 41 Qatar Al Ahli
31 LW Ahmad Madadi (c) (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30) 1.75 m 77 258 Qatar Al Duhail
32 LW Ali Alderi (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35) 1.86 m 18 40 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
37 P Yassine Sami (1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 39) 1.91 m 40 41 Qatar Al Wakrah
41 P Youssef Benali (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 (age 37) 1.93 m 87 262 Qatar Al-Arabi
44 P Salem Anwar (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 1.81 m 19 23 Qatar Al Ahli
55 CB Abdelrahman Abdalla (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 1.89 m 48 85 Qatar Al Duhail
86 LW Mahmoud Hassaballa (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986 (age 37) 1.91 m 105 128 Qatar Al-Gharafa
88 CB Moustafa Heiba (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996 (age 27) 1.84 m 66 168 Qatar Al Wakrah
90 CB Ebrahim Shebl (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28) 1.84 m 30 54 Qatar Al Sadd
94 LB Ameen Zakkar (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 1.98 m 79 110 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
98 GK Anadin Suljaković (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998 (age 26) 1.96 m 21 0 Germany HSG Wetzlar

Serbia

[edit]

A 19-player squad was announced on 30 December 2022.[43]

Head coach: Spain Toni Gerona[44]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Milan Bomaštar (1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 23) 2.00 m 9 0 Sweden IFK Skövde
3 RW Vukašin Vorkapić (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 25) 1.87 m 32 60 France US Ivry Handball
6 LB Uroš Borzaš (1999-07-28)28 July 1999 (aged 23) 1.88 m 16 33 Norway Elverum Håndball
11 LB Ilija Abutović (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 34) 2.00 m 44 22 France C' Chartres MHB
17 RW Bogdan Radivojević (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 (aged 29) 1.92 m 68 234 Hungary OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
19 LW Nemanja Ilić (1990-05-11)11 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.76 m 124 322 France Fenix Toulouse
20 P Dragan Pechmalbec (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 27) 1.94 m 8 21 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
21 LW Vanja Ilić (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 29) 1.85 m 56 145 France C' Chartres MHB
23 RB Predrag Vejin (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30) 1.92 m 7 6 Croatia RK Nexe Našice
24 CB Lazar Kukić (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 27) 1.88 m 39 92 Romania Dinamo București
29 P Ivan Popović (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 28) 1.95 m 4 2 Spain CD Torrebalonmano
30 RB Jovica Nikolić (2001-11-18)18 November 2001 (aged 21) 1.92 m 14 36 Germany HSG Wetzlar
33 P Mijajlo Marsenić (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 29) 2.02 m 99 285 Germany Füchse Berlin
36 RB Miloš Orbović (1993-11-02)2 November 1993 (aged 29) 1.93 m 16 28 Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern
39 LB Marko Milosavljević (1998-09-13)13 September 1998 (aged 24) 1.97 m 13 32 Spain CB Ademar León
40 CB Stefan Dodić (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 19) 1.96 m 4 2 Croatia RK Zagreb
44 LB Petar Đorđić (1990-09-17)17 September 1990 (aged 32) 1.97 m 45 128 Portugal Benfica
76 GK Vladimir Cupara (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 28) 1.99 m 61 4 Hungary Telekom Veszprém
96 GK Dejan Milosavljev (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 26) 1.96 m 55 2 Germany Füchse Berlin

Group F

[edit]

Argentina

[edit]

A 19-player squad was announced on 1 January 2023.[45]

Head coach: Guillermo Milano[46]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RB Federico Pizarro (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 36) 1.85 m 222 735 Spain BM Ciudad Encantada
5 RB Pablo Vainstein (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 (aged 33) 1.85 m 114 117 Spain BM Benidorm
6 CB Diego Simonet (1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (aged 33) 1.90 m 116 356 France Montpellier Handball
7 LW Ignacio Pizarro (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 32) 1.78 m 68 205 Spain BM Ciudad Encantada
8 CB Pablo Simonet (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 30) 1.85 m 117 252 Spain BM Ciudad Encantada
11 P Lucas Moscariello (1992-02-19)19 February 1992 (aged 30) 1.90 m 76 162 France Montpellier Handball
14 P Franco Gavidia (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 31) 1.97 m 92 3 Kosovo KH Besa Famgas
15 LW Francisco Lombardi (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 27) 1.75 m 7 13 Spain AD Ciudad de Guadalajara
17 P Gonzalo Carró Castro (1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.93 m 20 11 Spain Club Balonmano Nava
19 CB Pedro Martínez Cami (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 (aged 23) 1.91 m 24 49 Argentina Colegio Ward
20 RW Ramiro Martínez (1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 27) 1.80 m 45 110 Spain BM Benidorm
22 RW Facundo Cangiani (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (aged 31) 1.82 m 41 49 Spain BM Torrelavega
23 LB James Parker (1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.87 m 20 25 Egypt Zamalek
30 LB Fabrizio Casanova (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 4 4 Spain BM Torrelavega
31 LB Santiago Barceló (2002-09-05)5 September 2002 (aged 20) 1.90 m 2 5 Spain BM Benidorm
40 GK Leonel Maciel (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 34) 1.92 m 98 12 Portugal Sporting
77 LB Nicolás Bonanno (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 31) 1.98 m 66 60 Spain SCDR Anaitasuna
87 GK Juan Bar (1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 35) 1.90 m 51 2 Spain SCDR Anaitasuna

Netherlands

[edit]

The squad was announced on 12 December 2022.[47]

Head coach: Sweden Staffan Olsson[48]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Bart Ravensbergen (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 78 7 Germany HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
3 CB Ivar Stavast (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 24) 1.91 m 19 17 Germany HSV Dresden
5 LW Rutger ten Velde (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.78 m 41 85 Germany TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
7 LB Robin Schoenaker (1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (aged 27) 1.96 m 32 7 Belgium Sporting Pelt
8 P Evert Kooijman (1996-01-28)28 January 1996 (aged 26) 1.96 m 29 33 Netherlands RKHV Volendam
11 RB Iso Sluijters (1990-07-24)24 July 1990 (aged 32) 1.92 m 96 190 Switzerland GC Amicitia Zürich
12 CB Luc Steins (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 27) 1.72 m 85 239 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 P Samir Benghanem (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 (aged 29) 1.96 m 50 82 Netherlands Green Park/Aalsmeer
14 RW Bobby Schagen (1990-01-13)13 January 1990 (aged 32) 1.90 m 112 352 Germany TBV Lemgo
20 RB Niels Versteijnen (2002-02-03)3 February 2002 (aged 20) 2.00 m 19 17 Germany TBV Lemgo
22 LB Jasper Adams (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 33) 2.00 m 99 205 Netherlands KEMBIT/LIONS
23 LB Jorn Smits (1992-09-03)3 September 1992 (aged 30) 1.93 m 57 84 Denmark Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold
24 LW Jeffrey Boomhouwer (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 34) 1.80 m 93 224 Netherlands Green Park/Aalsmeer
30 GK Arjan Versteijnen (2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 22) 1.93 m 2 1 Netherlands Bevo HC
31 RB Kay Smits (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (aged 25) 1.85 m 65 277 Germany SC Magdeburg
34 RB Tom Jansen (1998-06-08)8 June 1998 (aged 24) 1.99 m 17 34 Germany VfL Gummersbach
38 RW Rob Schmeits (1994-06-11)11 June 1994 (aged 28) 1.85 m 3 2 Netherlands KEMBIT/LIONS
77 CB Dani Baijens (1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 24) 1.82 m 58 131 Germany HSV Hamburg

North Macedonia

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A 23-player squad was announced on 14 December 2022.[49]

Head coach: Kiril Lazarov[50]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Nikola Mitrevski (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 (aged 37) 1.88 m 125 6 Portugal FC Porto Sofarma
3 LW Dejan Manaskov (1992-08-26)26 August 1992 (aged 30) 1.82 m 74 279 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
9 CB Igor Gjorgiev (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 22) 1.91 m 6 9 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
11 LB Filip Taleski (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 26) 2.00 m 55 131 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
12 GK Martin Tomovski (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 25) 1.94 m 17 0 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
17 P Nikola Markoski (1990-05-22)22 May 1990 (aged 32) 1.98 m 60 20 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
18 LB Filip Kuzmanovski (1996-07-03)3 July 1996 (aged 26) 1.98 m 53 75 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
19 RW Nenad Kosteski (2001-03-04)4 March 2001 (aged 21) 1.89 m 5 7 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
22 RW Goce Georgievski (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 35) 1.85 m 125 286 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
31 LB Mihajlo Mladenovikj (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 6 0 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
33 P Žarko Peševski (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 31) 1.95 m 60 85 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
34 RB Tomislav Jagurinovski (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 24) 1.88 m 7 5 North Macedonia RK Tineks Prolet
38 CB Ivan Djonov (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 25) 1.95 m 2 3 North Macedonia RK Tineks Prolet
42 P Marko Stojkovikj (2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (aged 19) 1.92 m 1 3 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
55 LW Petar Atanasijevikj (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 19) 1.92 m 0 0 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister 2
77 RB Martin Serafimov (2000-03-03)3 March 2000 (aged 22) 1.90 m 21 14 North Macedonia RK Alkaloid
79 RB David Savrevski (2002-06-16)16 June 2002 (aged 20) 1.99 m 0 0 North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961
88 CB Pavle Atanasijevikj (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 19) 1.95 m 2 3 North Macedonia RK Eurofarm Pelister
92 P Kostadin Petrov (1992-03-30)30 March 1992 (aged 30) 1.90 m 1 0 Iceland Þór Akureyri

Norway

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A 20-player squad was announced on 12 December 2022.[51] The final squad was revealed on 13 January 2023.[52]

Head coach: Jonas Wille[53]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 DF Vetle Eck Aga (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 29) 1.90 m 21 2 Norway Kolstad Håndball
5 CB Sander Sagosen (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 27) 1.95 m 139 708 Germany THW Kiel
6 LW Sebastian Barthold (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 31) 1.90 m 55 147 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
7 CB Sander Øverjordet (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 26) 1.97 m 37 32 Denmark KIF Kolding
11 P Petter Øverby (1992-03-26)26 March 1992 (aged 30) 1.94 m 109 90 Germany THW Kiel
12 GK Kristian Sæverås (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 26) 1.97 m 55 3 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
13 LB Erik Thorsteinsen Toft (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 30) 1.90 m 16 41 Denmark KIF Kolding
19 RW Kristian Bjørnsen (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 34) 1.92 m 167 611 Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
21 P Magnus Gullerud (1991-11-13)13 November 1991 (aged 31) 1.93 m 163 225 Norway Kolstad Håndball
23 LB Gøran Johannessen (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 (aged 28) 1.93 m 88 203 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
24 CB Christian O'Sullivan (c) (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (aged 31) 1.90 m 160 260 Germany SC Magdeburg
27 RB Harald Reinkind (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 30) 1.96 m 140 306 Germany THW Kiel
28 CB Tobias Grøndahl (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 21) 1.82 m 10 18 Norway Elverum Håndball
30 GK Torbjørn Bergerud (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 28) 2.00 m 118 0 Norway Kolstad Håndball
32 P <