Kristina Jørgensen
| Kristina Jørgensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
17 January 1998 Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Győri ETO KC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2014 | Horsens HK | ||
2014–2016 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2017 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
2017–2022 | Viborg HK | ||
2022–2024 | Metz Handball | ||
2024– | Győri ETO KC | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Denmark | 132 | (388) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2025 | |||
Kristina Jørgensen (born 18 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Danish national team.[1]
She represented Denmark at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany.[2]
She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Macedonia, leading to the trophy.[3]
Club career
She became a top league player, when she was promoted with her club Skanderborg Håndbold in her first senior season. After impressing in the following season, where she was the club top scorer with 113 goals in the 16/17 season, she signed with Danish top club Viborg HK.[4] She was initially a two-year contract, which was extended despite offers from other Danish clubs.[5] In the 2020-21 season she was the top scorer in the ordinary season with 180 goals.[6]
In January 2022, she signed for the French club Metz Handball.[7] At this club, she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine.
In 2024 she signed for Hungarian Győri ETO KC.[8]
Achievements
- Youth World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- European Youth Championship:
- Winner: 2015
- Junior European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2017
Individual awards
- MVP of the EHF European Under-19 Championship: 2017
- Best Defender of the EHF U-17 European Championship: 2015
- All-Star Left back of Damehåndboldligaen: 2019/2020,[9] 2020/2021[10]
- Youth player of the Year in Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/18[11]
- Top Scorer of the EHF European League with 72 goals: 2022
- Top scorer and top assister in the Damehåndboldligaen: 2020-21 with 269 goals and 147 assists[12][13]
References
- ^ Kristina Jørgensen profile
- ^ 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
- ^ "Women's U17 EURO 2015: Golden Danish girls!". handball-planet.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Massiv oprustning i Viborg HK - fire nye spillere på plads". Viborg Folkeblad.
- ^ "Kristina Jørgensen bliver i Viborg HK" [Kristina Jørgensen stays at Viborg HK] (in Danish). Viborg HK.
- ^ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ "Kristina Jørgensen, future Messine!". Metz Handball. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ ""Projekt für Spitzenspielerinnen attraktiv": Györi Audi ETO verpflichtet Vizeeuropameisterin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Årets Hold i HTH Ligaen kåret – Rejs fantomsæson". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Årets Hold kåret i Bambusa Kvindeligaen – Kristina Jørgensen sublimt spillende". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Årets Kvindelige Talent". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Målscorer" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Assist" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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