Elma Halilcevic
Danish handball player (born 2000)
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Elma Halilcevic (born 18 June 2000) is a Danish handball player of Bosnian descent. She currently plays for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]
Esbjerg, Denmark
| Elma Halilcevic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Halilcevic in the 2023 European League for NFH | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 June 2000 Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2018 | Team Esbjerg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2021 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2021–2023 | Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub | ||
2023– | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Denmark | 45 | (102) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 November 2025 | |||
Career
She started her career at Team Esbjerg, where she made her senior debut in May 2018.[4] She then joined Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. In 2023 she joined Odense Håndbold on a deal until 2026.[5] In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[6] Later they won the Danish Championship, beating Team Esbjerg 2-1 in the final.[7]
She also won the 2025 Danish Cup in 2025, where she was named tournament MVP (årets pokalfighter).[8]
National team
Halilcevic represented Denmark in the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship and in the 2019 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 6th both times.[9]
She debuted for the Danish National Team in April 2021.[10] Before playing for Denmark, she was contacted by the Bosnian national team and was offered to represent them instead. But said no, as she always wanted to represent Denmark.[11] She represented Denmark at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain[12] and at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship at home. At the 2022 European Championship, she won silver medals.[13] She did however not see much playing time.[14] At the 2024 Olympics she won a bronze medal.[15] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[16] She was however not part of the initial team and did only play for matches.[14]
At the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship she was the Danish first choice on the left wing together with Emma Friis.[14] Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. The Danish team was affected by a lot of players missing the tournament including goalkeepers Sandra Toft and Althea Reinhardt and pivots Sarah Iversen and Rikke Iversen. This was the first time since 2019 that Denmark left a major international tournament without any medals.[17]
Achievements
- Danish Championship:
- EHF Champions League:
- Silver: 2025
Gallery
- Elma Halilcevic's shot has been stopped by Yara ten Holte in 2023
