Larissa Nüsser

Larissa Nüsser
Personal information
Born (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000
Born, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Gloria Bistrița
Number 9
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2014
Beekse Fusie Club
2014–2015
HandbaL Venlo
2015–2018
Morrenhof Jansen/Dalfsen
2018–2021
København Håndbold
2021–2024
Odense Håndbold
2024–01/2025
Vipers Kristiansand
01/2025–
Gloria Bistrița
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
Netherlands 84 (145)
Medal record
World Championship
2019 Japan
European Championship U19
2019 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 January 2025

Larissa Nüsser (born 8 February 2000) is a Dutch handball player, who plays for Gloria Bistrița and for the Dutch national team.[1][2]

She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.[3][4]

Club career

Nüsser started playing handball at her hometown club HV Born and transferred later to BFC Beek.[5] In 2014 she joined the Dutch top league team HandbaL Venlo together with her sister Chiara Nüsser.[6] A year later she joined league rivals SV Dalfsen, where she won the Dutch cup twice and Dutch championship and Dutch supercup once.[5]

In 2018 she joined Danish top league side København Håndbold.[7][5] In December 2021 she joined league rivals Odense Håndbold to replace the injured Mia Rej. The transfer was a record sale for København Håndbold.[8][9] With Odense she won the Danish League in 2021 and 2022. The 2021 was the first national championship in club history.[10]

In the summer of 2024 she joined Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand.[11] She would however not play long for them, as the club declared bankruptcy in January 2025.[12] Instead she joined Romanian side Gloria Bistrița.[13]

National team

Nüsser debuted for the Dutch national team on October 28th 2017 at the age of 17. Her first major international tournament was the 2019 World Championship in Japan, where Netherlands won gold medals, beating Spain in the final 30:29[4][14]

At the 2020 European Championship she came 6th with the Dutch team. At the 2020 Olympics she was also part of the Dutch team, although she only played a single match.[15]

At the 2021 World Championship she saw more playing time, when she finished 9th with the Dutch team.[16] At the 2023 World Championship she finished 5th with the Dutch team.[17]

Private life

Both her father, Harold Nüsser, and her grandfather Jo Nüsser were handball players. Her father played 150 matches for the Dutch national team, while her grandfather played 222.[18]

Her sister Chiara Nüsser is also a handball player.

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "#9 Larissa Nusser Profile". København Håndbold A/S. kbhbold.dk. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ Redactie (4 November 2019). "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  5. ^ a b c "Larissa Nusser maakt droomtransfer naar Kobenhavn Håndbold" [Larissa Nüsser makes dream transfer to København Håndbold] (in Dutch). handbalstartpunt.nl. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "HandbaL Venlo haalt ook Larissa Nusser". handbalstartpunt.nl. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Talentfuld hollænder skal udvikle sig i København" [Talented Dutch player to develop in Copenhagen]. kbhbold.dk (in Danish). København Håndbold. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "København sælger Larissa Nüsser for rekordbeløb" [København sells Larissa Nüsser for record transfer]. kbhbold.dk (in Danish). København Håndbold. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Hollandsk landsholdsspiller skifter til Odense Håndbold med øjeblikkelig virkning" [Dutch national team player transfers to Odense Håndbold immediately] (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Tak for sæson 2020-2021" (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Larissa Nusser ikler seg rosa fra 2024-25 sesongen!" (in Norwegian). Vipers Kristiansand. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Larissa Nusser, campioană mondială, a semnat cu Gloria Bistrița după ce echipa ei a intrat în faliment" (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Holland er verdensmester for første gang" [Netherlands are world champions for the first time ever] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  15. ^ ihf.info: Cumulative Statistics, retrieved 31 December 2021
  16. ^ ihf.info: 25th IHF Women's World Championship 2021: Cumulative Statistics, retrieved 31. December 2021
  17. ^ ihf.info: 26th IHF Women’s World Championship: Netherlands, retrieved 30. December 2023
  18. ^ "Dalfsen haalt talent Larissa Nusser" (in Dutch). handbalstartpunt.nl. Retrieved 31 December 2021.