Yanis Lenne

Yanis Lenne started playing handball at Sélestat AHB. In the 2014-15 season he made his senior debut for the club in the Ligue Nationale de Handball, but was relegated in his first season. A year later he was however promoted.

He then joined FC Barcelona for a transfer fee of 50,000 euroes on a four year deal.^[3] Here he won the 2017-18 Liga ASOBAL, Copa ASOBAL, Copa del Rey, Supercopa ASOBAL and the IHF Super Globe.

In the 2018-19 season he returned to France and joined Pays d'Aix UCH on loan.^[4] In 2019 he joined Montpellier Handball on a four year deal.^[5] Later he extended his contract until 2024.^[6] With Montpellier he reached the final of the Coupe de France in 2021, but lost to Paris Saint-Germain 26:30.

For the 2025-26 season he will join Hungarian KC Veszprém.^[7]

With the French youth national teams Lenne won gold at the 2014 U18 European Championship, 2015 U19 World Championship, bronze at the 2016 U20 European Championship and the 2017 U21 World Championship.

He made his debut for the French senior national team on 3 November 2016 in a 37-20 win over Lithuania.^[8]

He participated in the 2021 World Championship, where France finished 4th.

At the 2002 European Championship he once again finished fourth, scoring 19 goals in 9 games in the process.

At the 2023 World Championship he won silver medlas with the French team.

A year later he won the 2024 European Championship. He played 7 games, scoring 14 goals.^[9]

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• Yanis Lenne at the International Handball Federation
• Yanis Lenne at the European Handball Federation
• Yanis Lenne at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Yanis Lenne at Team France (in French)
• Yanis Lenne at Olympedia