Debbie Bont

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Dutch handball player (born 1990)

Born (1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 35)
Edam-Volendam, Netherlands

Nationality Dutch

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Playing position Right wing

Debbie Bont

Bont in 2022

Personal information

Born

(1990-12-09) 9 December 1990 (age 35)
Edam-Volendam, Netherlands

Nationality

Dutch

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Playing position

Right wing

Senior clubs

Years

Team

–

HC Volendam

0000–2012

VOC Amsterdam

2012

FC Midtjylland Håndbold

2012–2014

2014–2015

2015–2020

2020–2023

National team ¹

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2009–2022

Netherlands

216

(425)

Teams managed

2024-

Garage Kil/Volendam

Medal record

World Championship

	2019 Japan
	2015 Denmark
	2017 Germany
European Championship
	2016 Sweden
	2018 France

¹ National team caps and goals correct
as of 5 August 2025

Debbie Bont (born 9 December 1990) is a Dutch handball former player and current coach. Since July 2024 she has been the coach at the Dutch team Garage Kil/Volendam.^[1] As a player, she featured in the Dutch national team.^[2] In 2019 she became a World Champion with the Dutch team.

National team

Bont played in the Netherlands for HC Volendam and VOC Amsterdam. With VOC Amsterdam she won the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Dutch championship, 2009 and 2010 Dutch cup and 2008 and 2010 Dutch supercup.

In January 2012 she joined Danish side FC Midtjylland Håndbold, where she only played for 6 months before joining HC Leipzig for the 2012-13 season.^[3] Here she won the 2014 DHB-Pokal.

In 2014 she joined Dutch side SV Dalfsen.^[4] In July 2015 she moved back to Denmark and joined København Håndbold.^[5] Here she won the 2018 Danish championship; the first title in the history of the club.

In 2020 she joined French team Metz Handball.^[6] Here she won the 2022 and 2023 French championship and Cup double. She left the club in 2023.^[7]

Bont debuted for the Dutch national team on March 7th 2009 against Spain.

She represented the Netherlands in six World Championships (in Brazil 2011, in Serbia 2013, winning silver in Denmark 2015,^[8]^[9] bronze in Germany 2017,^[10] gold in Japan 2019 and in Spain 2021), one edition of the Olympic Games and in five European Championships (in Denmark & Norway 2010, in Hungary & Croatia 2014, winning silver in Sweden 2016, bronze in France 2018 and in Denmark 2020).

She retired from the Dutch national team in 2022, one year before stopping at club level.^[11] She played 216 games for the Dutch team, scoring 425 goals.

References

↑ "Debbie Bont benoemd tot nieuwe hoofdtrainer Garage Kil/Volendam" (in Dutch). handbalvolendam.nl. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
↑ EHF profile
↑ "HCL verpflichtet niederländische Nationalspielerin" (in German). handball-world.com. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
↑ "Zukunft von Leipzigerin Bont geklärt" (in German). handball-world.com. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
↑ "København tiltrækker stærk international profil". kbhbold.dk (in Danish). København Håndbold. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
↑ "Metz Handball recrute la championne du monde Debbie Bont" (in French). republicain-lorrain.fr. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
↑ "L'effectif 2023/2024 de Metz Handball" (in French). letsgometz.com. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
↑ "Selectie Nationaal Team Dames" (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
↑ "The Netherlands claim second consecutive World Championship medal". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
↑ handbal.nl: Handbalster Debbie Bont beëindigt haar interlandcarrière, retrieved 14. February 2023

External links

Debbie Bont at the International Handball Federation

Debbie Bont at the European Handball Federation

Debbie Bont at the Ligue Féminine de Handball (in French)

Debbie Bont at Olympics.com

Debbie Bont at Olympedia

Debbie Bont at InterSportStats
Debbie Bont at TeamNL (archived) (in Dutch)
Debbie Bont on Instagram

Netherlands squads

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2010 European Championship – 9th place
Lois Abbingh Debbie Bont Marcella Deen Nycke Groot Laura van der Heijden Joyce Hilster Willemijn Karsten Debbie Klijn Diane Lamein Angela Malestein Miranda Robben Ingeborg Roelofs Danick Snelder Maura Visser Marieke van der Wal Pearl van der Wissel Head coach: Henk Groener

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 15th place
1 van der Wal 2 Roelofs 5 Kramer 6 van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 Hilster 10 Snelder 12 Lamein 13 Broch 14 Karsten 15 Visser 19 van der Wissel 20 Bovenberg 26 Malestein 79 Polman 88 Burrekers Coach: Groener

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2013 World Championship – 13th place
1 van der Wal 4 van Dort 5 Kramer 6 van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 van Olphen 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 12 Logtenberg 13 Broch 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 23 Janković 24 Smeets 30 Luciano 79 Polman Coach: Groener

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2014 European Championship – 7th place
2 Wester 5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 9 Van Olphen 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 13 Broch 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 21 Goos 22 Schop 23 Janković 24 Smeets 30 Luciano 79 Polman Coach: Groener

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2015 World Championship – Silver medal
1 van der Wal 5 Kramer 6 van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 van Olphen 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 13 Broch 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 21 Goos 24 Smeets 26 Malestein 29 Hoekstra 33 Wester 79 Polman Coach: Groener

v t e Netherlands squad – Women's handball – 2016 European Championship – Silver medal
5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 Van Olphen 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 13 Broch 15 Visser 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 21 Goos 23 Janković 26 Malestein 33 Wester 79 Polman Coach: Thomsen

v t e Netherlands squad – 2017 World Championship – Bronze medal
4 Steenbakkers 5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 13 Broch 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 23 Janković 24 Smeets 25 Rozemalen 26 Malestein 28 Van der Wissel 33 Wester 79 Polman Coach: Thomsen

v t e Netherlands squad – 2018 European Championship – Bronze medal
5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 11 Knippenborg 14 Amega 15 Visser 17 Groot 18 Dulfer 19 Freriks 20 Smits 24 Smeets 25 Rozemalen 26 Malestein 27 Housheer 30 Duijndam 33 Wester 79 Polman Coach: Thomsen

v t e Netherlands squad – 2019 World Championship – Gold medal
5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 Nüsser 10 Snelder 12 Van Wetering 14 Amega 18 Dulfer 19 Freriks 20 Smits 24 Smeets 26 Malestein 30 Duijndam 33 Wester 41 Lipman 48 Housheer 79 Polman Coach: Mayonnade

v t e Netherlands squad – 2020 European Championship – 6th place
5 Kramer 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 Nüsser 10 Snelder 12 Van Wetering 18 Dulfer 19 Freriks 20 Smits 24 Smeets 26 Malestein 28 Van der Vliet 30 Duijndam 33 Wester 42 Van Kreij 48 Housheer Coach: Mayonnade

v t e Netherlands squad – 2021 World Championship – 9th place
6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 8 Abbingh 9 Nüsser 10 Snelder 11 Knippenborg 12 Van Wetering 14 Amega 18 Dulfer 19 Freriks 20 Smits 22 Sprengers 26 Malestein 30 Duijndam 31 Vollebregt 33 Wester 38 Holte 48 Housheer 79 Polman Coach: Tijsterman

v t e Netherlands squad – 2022 European Championship – 6th place
3 Rompen 6 Van der Heijden 7 Bont 11 Wolfs 12 Van Wetering 17 Kim Molenaar 18 Dulfer 19 Freriks 20 Smits 22 Sprengers 26 Malestein 28 Van der Vliet 30 Duijndam 31 Vollebregt 38 Holte 42 Van Kreij 44 Struijs 48 Housheer 79 Polman Coach: Mayonnade

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