Mads Hoxer Hangaard
| Mads Hoxer Hangaard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 December 2000 Thisted, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2016 | Thisted IK / Thy Håndbold | ||
2016–2017 | Ikast Håndbold | ||
2017–2020 | HF Mors | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2022 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
2022– | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Denmark | 21 | (47[1]) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2026 | |||
Mads Hoxer Hangaard (born 6 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[2]
Career
Hoxer started playing handball at the age of 5.[3] He participated in the 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship and won a bronze medal. He also participated in the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, once again winning a bronze medal with Denmark.[4]
With Mors-Thy Håndbold he won the 2020 Danish Men's Handball Cup, and was chosen as the MVP of the final four event.[5] This was the first time ever that Mors-Thy won a top-level trophy.[6]
He debuted for the Danish national team on 2 May 2021 in a European Championship qualification match against Finland.[1]
In the summer of 2022 he joined Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold on a contract until 2025,[3][7] and only 1 month later they extended his contract with one further year.[7]
He was part of the initial roster for the 2024 Olympics but had to withdraw due to injury.[8] In 2025, he won the Danish Cup for a second time, this time with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[9] Later the same season, he won the Danish championship.[10]
In November 2025 he extended his contract at Aalborg until 2030[11] despite interest from other clubs.[12]
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France's 'Les Experts'.[13]
Private life
His father, Flemming Hangaard, is a coach at Mors-Thy Håndbold's B-team. His sister, Ida, is also a handball player.
References
- ^ a b "Mads Hoxer Hangaard" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Mads Hoxer Hangaard skifter til Aalborg Håndbold". Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Hoxer: Jeg har en ambition om at vinde titler" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ ""The new star is born", remember his name Mads Hoxer Hangaard". Handball Planet. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Tidligere pokalfightere". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Mors-Thy er pokalmester efter gigantisk overraskelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aalborg forlænger med back få måneder efter skifte: 'Det kostede lidt penge'" (in Danish). TV3. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Jørgensen, Sarah Munk (9 July 2024). "Skadet Mads Hoxer udgår af OL-truppen" (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
- ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Dansk landsholdsspiller binder sig længe til Aalborg" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Stor profil nærmer sig kontraktudløb i Aalborg: - Alt er i spil" (in Danish). Nordjyske. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Euro 2026 Final - Match Report". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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