Kristina Jørgensen | |
Nationality: | Danish |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1998 |
Birth Place: | Horsens, Denmark |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | Győri ETO KC |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Horsens HK |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Skanderborg Håndbold |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs1: | Skanderborg Håndbold |
Years2: | 2017–2022 |
Clubs2: | Viborg HK |
Years3: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs3: | Metz Handball |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | Győri ETO KC |
Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
Nationalteam1: | Denmark |
Nationalcaps1: | 120 |
Nationalgoals1: | 361 |
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]
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 January 2022, she signed for the French club Metz Handball. At this club, she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine.