Max Darj
Swedish handball player (born 1991)
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Max Darj (born 27 September 1991) is a Swedish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team.[1][2]
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Gothenburg, Sweden
| Max Darj | |||
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Darj with the Swedish national team in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 September 1991 Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2009 | Stenungsunds HK | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2017 | Alingsås HK | ||
2017–2022 | Bergischer HC | ||
2022– | Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Sweden | 132 | (148) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Darj began his professional handball career at Swedish club Alingsås HK in 2009. He won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2014. Darj joined German club Bergischer HC in 2017. He moved to Füchse Berlin in 2022 and won the EHF European League in his debut season with the club.
Two seasons later he won the 2024-25 Handball-Bundesliga, which was the first in club history.[3] The same season he played in the 2024-25 EHF Champions League final, where Füchse lost to league rivals SC Magdeburg.[4]
International career
Darj made his debut for the Swedish national team in 2014. He won the 2022 European Championship,[5] finished second at the 2018 European Championship and 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship with the national team. Darj represented Sweden at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Honours
Club
Alingsås HK
- Swedish Championship: 2015
Füchse Berlin
International
Individual
- Swedish Handballer of the Year: 2019[6]
