Mads Hoxer Hangaard
Danish handball player (born 2000)
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Mads Hoxer Hangaard (born 6 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[2]
| Mads Hoxer Hangaard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 December 2000 Thisted, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2016 | Thisted IK / Thy Håndbold | ||
2016–2017 | Ikast Håndbold | ||
2017–2020 | HF Mors | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2022 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
2022– | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Denmark | 21 | (47[1]) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2026 | |||
Career
Hoxer started playing handball at the age of 5.[3] He participated in the 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship and won a bronze medal. He also participated in the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, once again winning a bronze medal with Denmark.[4]
With Mors-Thy Håndbold he won the 2020 Danish Men's Handball Cup, and was chosen as the MVP of the final four event.[5] This was the first time ever that Mors-Thy won a top-level trophy.[6]
He debuted for the Danish national team on 2 May 2021 in a European Championship qualification match against Finland.[1]
In the summer of 2022 he joined Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold on a contract until 2025,[3][7] and only 1 month later they extended his contract with one further year.[7]
He was part of the initial roster for the 2024 Olympics but had to withdraw due to injury.[8] In 2025, he won the Danish Cup for a second time, this time with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[9] Later the same season, he won the Danish championship.[10]
In November 2025 he extended his contract at Aalborg until 2030[11] despite interest from other clubs.[12]
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France's 'Les Experts'.[13]
Private life
His father, Flemming Hangaard, is a coach at Mors-Thy Håndbold's B-team. His sister, Ida, is also a handball player.