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Full name | Simon Hald Jensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 30) Aalborg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Pivot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nøvling IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team Vesthimmerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Aalborg Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Aalborg Håndbold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Denmark | 91 | (97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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National team caps and goals correct as of 29 January 2024 |
Simon Hald Jensen (born 29 September 1994) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Club Career
Hald started playing top handball at the Danish club Aalborg Håndbold, where he was a part of the league team from 2013-2018. Here he won two Danish Championships, in 2013 and 2017.
In 2018 she switched to the German top club Flensburg-Handewitt on a three year deal, where he won the German Bundesliga in 2019.
In 2023 he re-signed with his old club Aalborg Håndbold. In his first season back in Aalborg, he won the Danish Championship again.
National Team Career
Playing for the Danish U-19 National Team, he was part of the team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2013 in Hungary, where he won the Player of the Tournament award.
He made his debut for the senior national team in 2015, and in 2019 he made his tournament debut at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship on home soil, where he won the World Cup, Denmarks first World Cup Title. He was also on the Danish team that won gold medals at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.
In 2024 he was part of the Danish team at the 2024 Olympics, but was injured in the second match against Egypt, and was forced to leave the tournament. Denmark won Olympic Gold at that tournament.
Individual awards
References
- "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". dhf.dk. Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- "Simon Hald". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- "Simon Hald". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- "Aalborg-profil skifter til Flensburg" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- Blangstrup, Emilie (12 April 2022). "Simon Hald vender hjem til Aalborg i 2023". Aalborg Håndbold (in Danish). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- "Aalborg Håndbold er danske mestre for syvende gang!" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- "Danmark i finalen ved U19-VM" (in Danish). Berlingske Tidende. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Danmark er verdensmester" (in Danish). TV2 Sport. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Danmark er verdensmester - igen!" (in Danish). Team Danmark. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Dobbelt udskiftning i håndboldherrernes OL-trup" (in Danish). danskhaandbold.dk. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "Kampe" (in Danish). tv2.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
External links
- Simon Hald Jensen at the International Handball Federation
- Simon Hald Jensen at the European Handball Federation
- Simon Hald Jensen on Instagram
- Simon Hald at Olympics.com
- Simon Hald at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Denmark squad – 2019 World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Denmark squad – 2021 World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Denmark squad – 2022 European Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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Denmark squad – 2023 World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Denmark squad – 2024 European Championship – Silver medal | ||
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- Olympic handball players for Denmark
- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- Aalborg Håndbold players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
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