Thomas Arnoldsen

Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen
Personal information
Born (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 24)
Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre/Left back
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 7
Youth career
Years Team
–2020
 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold
Senior clubs
Years Team
2020–2023
 Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold
2023–
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
 Denmark 33 (83)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2026 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 3 February 2026

Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen (born 11 January 2002) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1] His brother Frederik Arnoldsen is also a handball player for Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold.

Career

Arnoldsen started playing handball at his hometown club Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. In the 2020/21 season, he was promoted to the first team. In his debut season, he scored 144 goals and recorded 143 assists, earning the Årets Talent award in the HTH Ligaen.[2]

In 2023, he transferred to Aalborg Håndbold.[3] At the start of the season, he was sidelined by an injury.[4] In 2024, he won the Danish Championship with Aalborg Håndbold, and in 2025, he won the Danish Cup, defeating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[5]

From 8 March to 28 April 2025, he took a break from handball due to exhaustion. He returned in a league match against Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold.[6] Later that season, he won the Danish championship.[7]

In October 2025, he extended his contract with Aalborg until 2029.[8] A month later he was injured with a broken shinbone, which was expected to keep him out of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[9]

National team

He represented Denmark at the 2022 European Under-20 Championship[10] and the 2023 Junior World Championship. He debuted for the Danish national team on 9 March 2023 in a 30–23 win against Germany, scoring seven goals. At the 2024 Olympics, he won a gold medal with the Danish team.

At the 2025 World Championship he won gold medals with the Danish team.[11]

He almost missed the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship due to a shinbone injury.[12] He was however called up later during the main round to replace the injured Lukas Jørgensen, when he recovered from his injured faster than anticipated.[13] Denmark would go on to win gold medals, meaning that they now held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France's 'Les Experts'.[14] Arnoldsen played a key role in both the semifinal and final.

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "ARNOLDSEN, THOMAS SOMMER". EHF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ "THOMAS ARNOLDSEN KÅRET SOM ÅRETS TALENT I HTH LIGAEN" [Thomas Arnoldsen awarded Årets Talent in HTH Ligaen]. skanderborg-aarhus.dk (in Danish). Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Ab 2023: Aalborg verpflichtet das "zweifellos größte Talent im dänischen Handball"" [From 2023: Aalborg signs the "undoubtedly greatest talent in Danish handball"] (in German). handball-world.news. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Thomas Arnoldsen ukampdygtig den kommende tid" [Thomas Arnoldsen unfit for matches in the coming time]. aalborghaandbold.dk (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. ^ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen; Ulrik Jönsson (27 April 2025). "Arnoldsen er tilbage: - Vi har savnet ham helt vildt" [Arnoldsen is back: - We missed him terribly]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk" [Aalborg wins championship gold for second year in a row]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Arnoldsen har været klar i spyttet" [Arnoldsen has been ready to go] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Arnoldsen pådrager sig slem skade – EM hænger i tynd tråd" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Team Roster Denmark". EHF. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. ^ Christian Ipsen (2 February 2025). "Her er Danmarks utrolige rekorder" [Here are Denmark's unbelievable records] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Disse stjerner misser EM" [These stars will miss the Euros] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  13. ^ Jens Jacob Juulsager (27 January 2026). "Nikolaj Jacobsen indkalder Thomas Arnoldsen" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Euro 2026 Final - Match Report". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  15. ^ "FIVE NATIONS REPRESENTED IN M20 EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Thomas Arnoldsen kåret som Årets talent i HTH Ligaen" [Thomas Arnoldsen named Talent of the Year in HTH Ligaen]. Skanderborg Aarhus (in Danish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ^ "HTH Ligaen All-Stars 2022/2023" [HTH Ligaen All-Stars 2022/2023]. Tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  18. ^ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen (23 February 2025). "Dansk stjerne vinder fornem pris" [Danish star wins prestigious award]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Tidligere Pokalfightere" [Former MVPs] (in Danish). Tophåndbold. Retrieved 10 October 2025.


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