EHF Excellence Awards
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Competition | European Handball |
| Awarded for | Best Performances of the season |
| History | |
| First award | 2023 |
The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation.[1] It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, as well as Rookie of the season, Defender of the season, and MVP of the season. The ceremony also includes Beach Handball MVP's.[2]
Players can be shortlisted by their performance in the EHF Champions League, EHF European League, EHF Euro, and the IHF World Championship.[3] The winners are decided by voting from players, coaches, media representatives and fans, each group representing 25% of the votes.[4][5]
Men's handball
| Position | Season 2022/23[6] | Season 2023/24[7] | Season 2024/25[8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left wing | Timur Dibirov | Emil Jakobsen | Emil Jakobsen (2) |
| Left back | Simon Pytlick | Elohim Prandi | Felix Claar (2) |
| Centre back | Luc Steins | Felix Claar | Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson |
| Right back | Mathias Gidsel | Dika Mem | Mathias Gidsel (2) |
| Right wing | Hans Lindberg | Hans Lindberg (2) | Mario Šoštarić |
| Line player | Ludovic Fabregas | Ludovic Fabregas (2) | Ludovic Fabregas (3) |
| Goalkeeper | Niklas Landin | Emil Nielsen | Emil Nielsen (2) |
| Defender | Thiagus Petrus | Magnus Saugstrup | Magnus Saugstrup (2) |
| Rookie | Domen Makuc | Martim Costa[10] | Ian Barrufet |
| MVP | Simon Pytlick | Emil Nielsen | Mathias Gidsel (3) |
Women's handball
| Position | Season 2022/23[11] | Season 2023/24[12] | Season 2024/25[13][9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left wing | Emma Friis | Chloé Valentini | Chloé Valentini (2) |
| Left back | Cristina Neagu | Henny Reistad (2) | Estelle Nze Minko |
| Centre back | Henny Reistad | Stine Bredal Oftedal | Henny Reistad (3) |
| Right back | Nora Mørk Ana Gros[a] |
Anna Vyakhireva | Dione Housheer |
| Right wing | Angela Malestein | Viktória Győri-Lukács | Viktória Győri-Lukács (2) |
| Line player | Vilde Ingstad | Sarah Bouktit | Kari Brattset Dale |
| Goalkeeper | Katrine Lunde | Sandra Toft | Katrine Lunde (2) |
| Defender | Kathrine Heindahl | Line Haugsted | Kari Brattset Dale (2) |
| Rookie | Pauletta Foppa | Petra Simon[10] | Mia Emmenegger |
| MVP | Katrine Lunde | Stine Bredal Oftedal | Henny Reistad (4) |
a There was a complete tie in the voting results between the two players, and they both received the award.
Beach handball
| Season | Men's MVP | Women's MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Gabriel Conceição | Asun Batista |
References
- ^ "Glitzy EHF Excellence Awards premiere on 26 June". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards to honour the season's best handball players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Who Will Become the Player of the Year? List of Nominated Players for the EHF Excellence Awards 2023 Released". handball-world. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Handball EHF Excellence Awards: Lunde und Pytlick MVP". sport4final.de (in German). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Danish players snap up big awards". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Men's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Reistad and Gidsel revealed as EHF Excellence Awards 2025 MVPs". EHF. 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: Petra Simon and Martim Costa named as best young players". eurohandball.com. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Golden players make the team of the season". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Women's Team of the Season revealed". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.