Albin Lagergren
Swedish handball player (born 1992)
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Albin Lagergren (born 11 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.[1] He was named Swedish Handballer of the Year in 2025.He was named Swedish Handballer of the Year in 2017.[2]
Varberg, Sweden
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
11 September 1992 Varberg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2011 | HK Varberg | ||
2011–2012 | Redbergslids IK | ||
2012–2013 | HK Varberg | ||
2013–2018 | IFK Kristianstad | ||
2018–2020 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2020–2023 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2023– | SC Magdeburg | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Sweden | 131 | (410) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2026 | |||
Career
Lagergren started playing handball at his hometown club HK Varberg. In 2011 he joined Redbergslids IK for a season, only to return to HK Varberg in 2012. [3]
A season later he joined IFK Kristianstad to play elite handball and develop further.[4] Here he won the Swedish Championship in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
For the 2018/19 season he joined German team SC Magdeburg.[5] In 2020 he joined league rivals Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[6] Here he won the DHB-Pokal in 2023. The following season he returned to SC Magdeburg.[7] Here he won the IHF Super Globe 2023, the DHB-Pokal and the German Handball-Bundesliga in the 2023/2024 season.
National team
He debuted for the Swedish national team in 2016 and was a part of the team that played World cup qualification matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
His first major international tournament was at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he was included due to Johan Jakobsson getting injured.[8]
He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship, where he once again was included due to a Johan Jakobsson injury just before the tournament.[9]
At the 2022 European Championship he won gold medals with Sweden.[10]
