EHF EURO 2026

BEST 8 OF MEN’S HANDBALL 2025: Danes, Fabregas, Claar, Sostaric and Gisli

By Editor

Posted on 29. January 2026.

Mathias Gidsel is Handball-Planet WORLD HANDBALL PLAYER 2025, and here are the other members of the WORLD HANDBALL BEST 8 in 2025:

WORLD LEFT WING 2025: Emil Jacobsen (SG Flensburg Handewitt – Denmark) 
WORLD LEFT BACK 2025: Felix Claar (SC Magdeburg – Sweden) 
WORLD PLAYMAKER 2025: Gisli Kristjansson (SC Magdeburg – Iceland)
WORLD RIGHT BACK 2025: Mathias Gidsel (Fuchse Berlin – Denmark)
WORLD RIGHT WING 2025: Mario Sostaric (Pick Szeged – Croatia)
WORLD LINE PLAYER 2025: Ludovic Fabregas (Barcelona – France)
WORLD GOALKEEPER 2025: Emil Nielsen (FC Barcelona – Denmark)
WORLD DEFENSIVE PLAYER 2025: Magnus Saugstrup (SC Magdeburg – Denmark)

Four Danish national team players, two from Spain and one each from France and Iceland were in the TOP 8 of World Handball.

WORLD HANDBALL LEFT WING 2025 (Jury + Fans)

1. Emil Jakobsen (SG Flensburg Handewitt – Denmark) 22+5  27
2. Dylan Nahi (Industria Kielce – France)  13+3       16
3. Lucas Mertens (SC Magdeburg – Germany) 5 + 7     12
4. Ian Baruffet (FC Barcelona – Spain) 5+1           6

WORLD HANDBALL LEFT BACK 2025:

1. Felix Claar (SC Magdeburg – Sweden) 16 + 7                   23
2. Simon Pytlick (SG Flensburg Handewitt – Denmark)  18 + 5        23
3. Martim Costa (Sporting CP – Portugal) 18 + 1                  19
4. Lasse Andersson (Fuchse Berlin – Denmark)  14 + 1           15

WORLD HANDBALL PLAYMAKER 2025:

1. Gisli Kristjansson (SC Magdeburg – Iceland) 24 + 7       31
2. Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (THW Kiel – Faroe Islands) 4 + 5       9
3. Juri Knoor (Aalborg – Germany) 4 + 3              7
4. Aymeric Minne (SG Flensburg Handewitt – France) 6 + 1           7

WORLD HANDBALL RIGHT BACK 2025:

1. Mathias Gidsel (Fuchse Berlin – Denmark) 40 + 5         45
2. Dika Mem (FC Barcelona – France)  16 + 3                        19
3. Omar Ingi Magnusson (SC Magdeburg – Iceland) 6 + 7          13
4. Francisco Costa (Sporting CP – Portugal) 5 + 1            6

WORLD HANDBALL RIGHT WING 2025:

1. Mario Sostaric (Pick Szeged – Croatia)  23 + 12        35
2. Aleix Gomes (FC Barcelona – Spain) 11 + 3         14
3. Hakun West av Teigum (Montpellier – Sweden) 4 + 5     9
4. Blaz Janc (FC Barcelona – Slovenia) 7 + 1          8

WORLD HANDBALL LINE PLAYER 2025:

1. Ludovic Fabregas (Veszprem – France) 20 + 5         25
   
2. Magnus Saugstrup (SC Magdeburg – Denmark) 12 + 10        22
3. Kamil Syprzak (PSG Handball – Poland) 6 + 3             9
4. Victor Iturriza (FC Porto – Portugal) 8 +1                     9

WORLD HANDBALL GOALKEEPER 2025?

1. Emil Nielsen (FC Barcelona – Denmark) 29 + 5            34
2. Sergey Hernandez (SC Magdeburg – Spain) 12 + 7                  19
3. Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel – Germany) 10 + 3                         13
4. Dejan Milsoavljev (Fuchse Berlin – Serbia)  6 + 1                     7

WORLD HANDBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER 2025:

1. Magnus Saugstrup (SC Magdeburg – Denmark) 19 + 5           24
2. Oscar Bergendahl (SC Magdeburg – Sweden) 4 + 7       11
3. Thiagus Petrus (One Veszprem – Brasil) 8 + 3                11
4. Karl Konan (PSG Handball – France) 3 + 1                    4