Renārs Uščins
German handball player (born 2002)
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Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.
Cēsis, Latvia
| Renārs Uščins | |||
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Uščins with Germany in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 April 2002 Cēsis, Latvia | ||
| Nationality | Latvian, German | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2015 | SG Kühnau | ||
2015–2021 | SC Magdeburg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020–2021 | SC Magdeburg II | ||
2021–2022 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2021 | → Bergischer HC (loan) | ||
2022– | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2022–2023 | TSV Burgdorf II | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 55 | (225) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Uščins started playing handball at SG Kühnau in Dessau as his father played for 2. Bundesliga team Dessau-Roßlauer HV. When he was 13 years old he joined SC Magdeburg,[1] where he played for the Magdeburg 2nd team in the 3. Liga.
In February 2021 he joined Bergischer HC on loan.[2]
In the 2021–22 season he was a part of the Magdeburg first team, where he won the German Championship.
For the 2022–23 season he joined TSV Hannover-Burgdorf on a permanent deal.[3] In 2025 he was named the best young player in the world by IHF.[4]
International career
Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship.[5] He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.[5]
He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023,[5] which Germany won.[6]
Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[6] He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.[6]
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals, losing to Denmark in the final.[7] In the final he scored only 2 goals out of 7 shots.[7]
Personal life
His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[5]
Honours
Germany U21
Germany U19
Individual
- All-Star right back of the Olympic Games: 2024[8]
- IHF Best young men's player in the world: 2025[4]
