Michael Damgaard
Danish handball player (born 1990)
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Michael Damgaard Nielsen (born 18 March 1990) is a Danish handball player for HØJ Elite and the Danish national team.[1]
Rødby, Denmark
| Michael Damgaard | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Damgaard Nielsen | ||
| Born |
18 March 1990 Rødby, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HØJ Elite | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Rødby HK | ||
– | HMH Maribo | ||
– | Ajax København | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2010 | GOG Svendborg TGI | ||
2010–2015 | TTH Holstebro | ||
2015–2025 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2025- | HØJ Elite | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Denmark | 103 | (264) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 29. January 2024 | |||
Career
He has previously played for Danish sides GOG and Team Tvis Holstebro.[2]
He debuted for the Danish national team in October 2014 and his first major international tournament was the 2015 World Championship in Qatar.[3]
At the end of the 2014-15 season Damgaard had a shoulder injury, that required operation and kept him out for the rest of the season.[4]
The following seasons he joined SC Magdeburg.[5]
With SC Magdeburg he has won the IHF Super Globe three consecutive seasons; in 2021, 2022 and in 2023, the German Bundesliga in 2022, and the EHF Champions League 2023 when Magdeburg beat Polish team KS Kielce in the final 30-29. In 2024 he won the Bundesliga for the second time.
At the 2016 Olympics he won a gold medal with the Danish team; the first time ever the team won that medal.[6]
Private
He is the brother of fellow handball players Allan Damgaard Espersen and Morten Damgaard.
Honours
- EHF Champions League:
Gold: 2023- Gold: 2025
- EHF Cup/EHF European League:
- Handball-Bundesliga:
- German Cup
- IHF Super Globe:
- Danish Championship:
Bronze: 2014
- Summer Olympics:
- Gold: 2016
