Emilie Hovden Explained

Emilie Margrethe Hovden
Nationality:	Norwegian
Birth Date:	5 April 1996
Birth Place:	Bergen, Norway
Height:	1.60 m
Position:	Right wing
Currentclub:	Győri Audi ETO KC
Clubnumber:	26
Youthyears1:	2005–2012
Youthclubs1:	Fana
Years1:	2012–2015
Clubs1:	Fana
Years2:	2015–2016
Clubs2:	Molde Elite
Years3:	2016–2019
Clubs3:	Fana
Years4:	2019–2022
Clubs4:	Storhamar HE
Years5:	2022–2023
Clubs5:	Viborg HK
Years6:	2023–
Clubs6:	Győri ETO KC
Nationalyears1:	2021–
Nationalteam1:	Norway
Nationalcaps1:	48
Nationalgoals1:	102

Emilie Hovden (born 5 April 1996) is a Norwegian handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.^[1]

She also represented Norway at the 2015 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship, placing 6th^[2] and at the 2013 Youth European Championship, placing 7th.^[3]

She made her debut for the Norwegian national team in November 2021 against Netherlands, and a few days later she was at her first major international tournament, 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain.^[4] In her first match, she scored 7 goals and was the top scorer against Kazakhstan.^[5] Norway would go on to win the tournament, beating France in the final.^[6]

Achievements

• World Championship

• • Winner: 2021
• European Championship

• • Winner: 2022
• EHF Champions League

• • Winner: 2024
• Norwegian League
  • Silver Medalist: 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Finalist: 2019

Individual awards

• Topscorer of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020: (161 goals)^[7]
• All-Star Right Wing of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020,^[8] 2021/2022^[9]
• Best Player of REMA 1000-ligaen: 2019/2020^[10]
• All-Star Right Wing of Kvindeligaen: 2022/2023^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profiler. Norwegian Handball Federation. 28 November 2021. Norwegian.
2. Web site: 2015 Women's European Championship 19 Match Details. EHF. 31 July 2019. English.
3. Web site: 2013 Women's European Championship 17 Match Details. EHF. 21 May 2017. English.
4. Web site: Håndballjentenes tropp til VM i Spania. Norwegian. Norwegian Handball Federation.
5. Web site: DRØMMEDEBUT FOR TURBO-EMILIE: NORGE KNUSTE KASAKHSTAN. Norwegian. Verdens Gang.
6. Web site: Norge vinder VM-guld efter vildt comeback. Danish. TV 2 (Denmark).
7. Web site: Emilie Hovden ble skytterdronning. NHF. 24 March 2020. Norwegian.
8. Web site: To av tre stemte på Emilie Hovden. NHF. 27 May 2020. Norwegian.
9. Web site: Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen. NHF. 9 June 2022. Norwegian.
10. Web site: Emilie ble Årets spiller for kvinner 2019-20. NHF. 8 June 2020. Norwegian.
11. Web site: Årets Hold i Kvindeligaen. Tophåndbold. 5 June 2024. Danish.