Béatrice Edwige
French handball player (born 1988)
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Béatrice Edwige (born 3 October 1988) is a French handball player, who previously played for Ikast Håndbold and the French national team.[1]
| Béatrice Edwige | |||
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Edwige in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
3 October 1988 Paris, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2009 | Celles-sur-Belle | ||
2009–2014 | Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball | ||
2014–2016 | OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball | ||
2016–2019 | Metz Handball | ||
2019–2021 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2021–02/2022 | Rostov-Don | ||
03/2022–2025 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
09/2025–12/2025 | Ikast Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2024 | France | 148 | (112) |
Career
Edwige was born in Paris and grew up in French Guiana. She moved back to France when she was eleven.[2] Here she played for HBC Celles-sur-Belle from 2004 to 2009.[3] She then joined 1. division side Cercle Dijon Bourgogne.[4] When the team was relegated in 2013, she stayed at the club despite an active release clause.[5]
In the summer of 2014 she joined OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball,[6] where she played for 2 years before joining Metz Handball.[7] Here she won the French Championship in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the French Cup in 2017 nd 2019.
In 2019 she joined Hungarian side Győri ETO KC.[8] Here she won the Hungarian Cup in 2021. Afterwards she joined Russian side Rostov-Don.[9] Already in February in her first season she left Rostov-Don due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and moved back to Hungary. Here she joined Ferencvárosi TC on loan, where she once again won the Hungarian Cup.[10] After the season she joined Ferencváros on a permanent basis.[11]
In the 2022-23 season she won the Hungarian Cup for a third time, although Edwige was out with a cruciate ligament tear from the end of 2022 and the rest of the season.[12] After her comeback she won the Hungarian Championship in 2024 and the Hungarian Cup in 2024 and 2025.
In September 2025 she joined Danish side Ikast Håndbold.[13][14]
National team
Edwige made her debut for the French national team in a qualification game for the 2013 World Championship.
Her first major international tournament was the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark.[15]
At the 2016 Olympics she won silver medals, losing to Russia in the final. Later the same year, she won bronze medals at the 2016 European Championship.[16] At this occasion she was part of the tournament all star team as the best defender.[17]
At the 2017 World Championship she won her first title with France.[18] A year later she won the 2018 European Championship on home soil. This was the first time France won the tournament.[19] She scored 38 goals during the tournament.[20]
At the 2020 European Championship she was part of the French team that won silver medals, losing to Norway in the final.[21] She scored 2 goals during the tournament.
At the 2021 Olympics she was part of the French team that won Gold medals, the first for France.[22] Edwige scored 4 goals during the tournament.[23] Later the same year she won silver medals at the 2021 World Championship, once again losing to Norway in the final.[24][25]
Achievements
- French Championship:
- Winner: 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
- French Cup:
- Winner: 2017, 2019
- Finalist: 2013
- French League Cup:
- Finalist: 2016
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Finalist: 2021, 2022
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Russia SuperCup:
- Winner: 2021
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2023
- Semifinalist: 2019, 2021
Individual awards
- All-Star Team Best Defense Player of the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship
- Championnat de France Best Defense Player: 2015, 2019
- Championnat de France Best Line Player: 2019
