Emil Mellegård Explained

Emil Mellegård
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:6 November 1997
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Height:1.95 m
Position:Left wing
Currentclub:HØJ Elite
Youthyears1:–2013
Youthclubs1:Kärra HF
Years1:2013–2020
Clubs1:Redbergslids IK
Years2:2020–2024
Clubs2:HSG Wetzlar
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:HØJ Elite
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:21
Nationalgoals1:29

Emil Mellegård (born 6 November 1997) is a Swedish professional handballer for HØJ Elite and the Swedish national team.[1]

Career

Mellegård began his senior career with Redbergslids IK, the twenty-times winners of the Handbollsligan, however during his time there they won no silverware. The best achievement of Mellegård's career was being selected for, and winning, the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship with Sweden, a tournament where he featured in eight matches.[2] It was announced in December 2023 that he would leave Wetzlar at the end of the 2023–24 season.[3]

Personal life

His cousin Olivia Mellegård is a national team player for the Sweden women's national handball team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MELLEGÅRD, EMIL . EHF . 5 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Mellegård tar sista platsen i svenska EM-truppen . Handbollslandslaget . 5 March 2024.
  3. News: HSG Wetzlar holt Zacharias: Mellegard geht . 5 March 2024 . Zeit Online . 28 December 2023.