Olivia Mellegård Explained

Olivia Mellegård
Nationality:Swedish
Birth Date:17 June 1996
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Height:1.77 m
Position:Left wing
Currentclub:IK Sävehof
Youthyears1:2013–2014
Youthclubs1:Önnereds HK
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Önnereds HK
Years2:2015–2019
Clubs2:IK Sävehof
Years3:2019–2022
Clubs3:København Håndbold
Years4:2022–2024
Clubs4:IK Sävehof
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Ikast Håndbold
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:82
Nationalgoals1:179
Ntupdate:31. December 2023

Olivia Mellegård (born 17 June 1996) is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and the Swedish national team.[1] [2]

Mellegård comes from a family of handballers. She is the daughter of former handball player Glenn Gustavsson, niece of former handball player Mikael Mellegård and cousin of current player Emil Mellegård.[3]

Career

Mellegård started playing handball at Önnereds HK at the age of 6. In 2013 she was part of the Sweden national team that won the U17 European Championship, where she was part of the all star team.

In 2015 she went to IK Sävehof. A year later she was called up to the Sweden national team. In 2019 she switched to Danish side København Håndbold, but in 2022 she went back to IK Sävehof.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daniela Gustina landslagsdebuterar . svenskhandboll.se . 9 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Olivia Mellegård . . 9 October 2016 . en.
  3. https://handbollsligan.se/herrligan/mellegard-pappa-ar-en-stor-forebild/