Petar Cikusa
| Petar Cikusa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Petar Cikuša Jeličić | ||
| Born |
8 December 2005 Bordils, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Central back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Bordils | |||
| FC Barcelona | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2023 | FC Barcelona B | ||
2023– | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Spain | 8 | (9) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2025 | |||
Petar Cikuša Jeličić (born December 8, 2005, in Bordils, Spain) is a Spanish handball player of Croatian descent who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
He has played his entire senior career at FC Barcelona, where he came up through the youth ranks. He joined them in 2018 from his hometown club Bordils.[2]
With Barcelona he won the 2023-24 EHF Champions League.
On 2 November 2023, he debuted for the national team at the age of 17. He played in his first major international tournament at the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship at the age of 19.
Private life
His twin brother Djordje Cikusa is also a professional handball player. They have shared many milestones in their respective career, such as joining Barcelona simultaneously and debuting for the Spanish national team in the same match.
His father was formerly a professional handball player for RK Bjelovar, and he is now their handball coach.[2]
References
- ^ https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/L6dnbqCxU-JCpav3GvjHsQ/Petar-CikusaiJelicic/
- ^ a b www.balkan-handball.com, „„NAŠA DECA, ŠPANSKI MAJSTORI“: Braća Cikuša osvojila Evropu!“, 17. August 2022, read 17. December 2022