Loui Sand | |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Birth Date: | 27 December 1992 |
Birth Place: | Modara, Sri Lanka |
Height: | 1.64 m |
Position: | Left wing |
Currentclub: | Kärra HF |
Years1: | 2011–2017 |
Clubs1: | IK Sävehof |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs2: | Brest Bretagne Handball |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | Fleury Loiret Handball |
Years4: | 2021– |
Clubs4: | Kärra HF |
Nationalyears1: | 2012–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Sweden |
Nationalcaps1: | 105 |
Nationalgoals1: | 221 |
Loui Nelum Sandamali Sand (born Louise Sand; 27 December 1992 in Modara, Sri Lanka) is a Swedish handball player.[1] [2] In January 2019, Sand announced his retirement from handball due to gender dysphoria.[3] [4]
Sand was adopted from Sri Lanka by a Swedish couple and raised in Gothenburg.[5] [6]
In 2021, he made a comeback in handball, as he signed a contract with the Swedish Kärra HF's men's team, becoming the first trans professional handball player in Sweden.[7]