| Niclas Ekberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ekberg in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 (age 36) Ystad, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right wing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Ystads IF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0000–2009 | IFK Ystad HK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Ystads IF | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | AG København | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2024 | THW Kiel | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ystads IF | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2023 | Sweden | 210 | (841) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niclas Ekberg (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish professional handballer for Ystads IF.
He was part of the Swedish team that won silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the Swedish national team that won the 2022 European Championship, where he scored the final winning goal for Sweden in the last second with a penalty shot.
Before playing in Kiel he played for AG København.
Individual awards
- All-Star Right wing of the World Championship: 2023
References
- "Niclas Ekberg Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- "Niclas Ekberg Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
- Niclas Ekberg at the European Handball Federation
- Niclas Ekberg at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Niclas Ekberg at THW Kiel (in German)
- Niclas Ekberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Niclas Ekberg at Olympedia
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Ystad Municipality
- Swedish male handball players
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Ystads IF players
- THW Kiel players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Skåne County
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish handball biography stubs