Clara Petersson Bergsten
Swedish handball player (born 2002)
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Clara Petersson Bergsten (born 28 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player for Skuru IK and the Swedish national team.
Sollentuna, Sweden
| Clara Petersson Bergsten | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
22 May 2002 Sollentuna, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Skuru IK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Sollentuna HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2021 | Skånela IF | ||
2021– | Skuru IK | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Sweden | 20 | (34) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Career
Petersson Bergsten started playing handball at her local club Sollentuna HK. In 2019 she joined Skånela IF, where she played for 2 years before Joining Skuru IK. Here she won the Swedish Handball Cup in 2022.[1][2]
She participated in the 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, where Sweden finished 4th. At this occasion, she was selected for the tournament all-star team.[3] In April 2022 she made her debut for the Swedish senior national team in a European Championship qualification match against Turkey.[4] She was included in the brutto team for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship, but did not make the final squad.[5] When Nina Dano was injured in the second match of the tournament, Petersson Bergsten was called up as the replacement.[6]