Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (born 19 May 2002) is a Faroese professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Faroese national team.[1][2]
He participated at the 2022 European Under-20 Championship and the 2023 Junior World Championship.
Achievements
- DHB-Supercup
- Winner: 2023
- Swedish Handball League
- Winner: 2021
- Runner-up: 2023
- Swedish Handball Cup
- Winner: 2022
- European Open Handball Championship
- Winner: 2019
- Individual Awards
- IHF Young Male Player of the Year 2023[3]
- MVP of Handbollsligan 2021/2022[4]
- All-Star Team as Best centre back of Handbollsligan 2021/2022
- All-Star Team as Best centre back at the 2023 Junior World Championship[5]
- Top scorer at the 2023 Junior World Championship (55 goals)[5]
Personal life
His mother Gunn Ellefsen is the current president of the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. His younger brother Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu is also a handball player.[6]
He is the cousin of the handball playing siblings of Óli Mittún,[7] Pauli Mittún,[8] and Jana Mittún.
References
- ^ "ELLEFSEN A SKIPAGOTU, ELIAS". EHF. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Elias Ellefsen a Skipagötu". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "2023 IHF WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED". International Handball Federation. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "HANDBOLLSLIGANS ALL-STAR TEAM 2021/22". Handbollsligan. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ a b "All Star Team At Germany/Greece 2023 Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu är namnet". e-tidning.lokalpressen.eu. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Óli Mittún ny i Sävehof". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "16 ára gamli Óli Mittún gekk undan í stórsigri á Team Klaksvík". in.fo. Retrieved 8 July 2022.