Elias á Skipagøtu | |
Fullname: | Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu |
Birth Date: | 19 May 2002 |
Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Nationality: | Faroese |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | THW Kiel |
Clubnumber: | 71 |
Youthclubs1: | H71 |
Youthclubs2: | Skanderborg Håndbold |
Years1: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs1: | H71 |
Years2: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs2: | IK Sävehof |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | THW Kiel |
Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands |
Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
Nationalgoals1: | 90 |
Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (born 19 May 2002) is a Faroese professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Faroese national team.[1] [2]
He participated at the 2022 European Under-20 Championship and the 2023 Junior World Championship.
His mother Gunn Ellefsen is the current president of the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. His younger brother Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu is also a handball player.[6]
He is the cousin of the handball playing siblings of Óli Mittún,[7] Pauli Mittún,[8] and Jana Mittún.