French
DeutschMerel Freriks
| Merel Freriks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 6 January 1998 Hoofddorp, Netherlands | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Team Esbjerg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | HV Borger | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2017 | Emmen & Omstreken | ||
2017–2019 | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach | ||
2019–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2022–2024 | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
2024–01/2025 | Vipers Kristiansand | ||
01/2025– | Team Esbjerg | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Netherlands | 97 | (179) |
Medal record | |||
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]
Career
[edit]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 deuted 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]
Achievements
[edit]Club
[edit]- German league (Bundesliga):
- Winner: 2021 (with Borussia Dortmund Handball)
- Runner up: 2022 (with Borussia Dortmund Handball)
International
[edit]- World Championship
- Gold: 2019
- European Championship
- Bronze: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Merel Freriks Profile". hbf-info.de. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Merel Freriks
- ^ "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
- ^ "E&O talenten naar handbalacademie" (in Dutch). emmen.nu. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Freriks vertrekt naar koploper tweede Bundesliga" (in Dutch). handbalinside.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ eurohandball.com: Merel Freriks (EM 2018), retrieved 6. January 2019
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund bestätigt Neuverpflichtungen von Bensheim/Auerbach" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ ""Eine Rebellin": Brest verpflichtet niederländische Nationalspielerin aus Dortmund" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Die Niederlande muss bei Handball-WM auf Ex-Bundesligaspielerin verzichten" (in German). handball-world.news. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Merel Freriks er Vipers-spiller" (in Norwegian). Vipers Kristiansand. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Merel Freriks at the European Handball Federation
- Merel Freriks at Olympics.com
- Merel Freriks at Olympedia
- Merel Freriks at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
Netherlands squads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | This biographical article related to Dutch team handball is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |