HANDBALL PLAYER

Mathias Gidsel

1999 - Today

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Mathias Gidsel (born 8 February 1999) is a Danish handball player who plays as a right back for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. He is the first player to win the IHF World Player of the Year award two years in a row (2023, 2024), a three-time IHF World Champion (2021, 2023, 2025), and an Olympic gold medalist (2024). At the 2025 World Championship, he was named MVP and top scorer with 74 goals, helping extend Denmark's streak to four consecutive titles. Renowned for his exceptional shooting efficiency, high-volume scoring, and extraordinary stamina, Gidsel has been described as a "machine" by peers and coaches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Mathias Gidsel is the 83rd most popular handball player (up from 142nd in 2024), the 713th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 771st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Mathias Gidsel ranks 83 out of 420. Before him are Iztok Puc, Ola Lindgren, Nora Mørk, Igor Vori, Momir Rnić, and Slavko Goluža. After him are Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, David Barrufet, Ausra Fridrikas, Bertrand Gille, Dragan Škrbić, and Jérôme Fernandez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Mathias Gidsel ranks 80. Before him are Polo G, Noa Lang, Martín Zubimendi, Chaeyoung, Mason Mount, and Girl in Red. After him are Nikita Mazepin, YNW Melly, Fabio Quartararo, Moussa Diaby, Brooklyn Beckham, and Madison Beer.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Mathias Gidsel ranks 713 out of 1,032. Before him are Dan Laustsen (1954), Trentemøller (1972), Viktor Fischer (1994), René Henriksen (1969), Peter Nielsen (1968), and Stephan Andersen (1981). After him are Bo Svensson (1979), Jesper Skibby (1964), Bo Hamburger (1970), Rasmus Kristensen (1997), Simon Poulsen (1984), and Tomas N'evergreen (1969).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark

Among handball players born in Denmark, Mathias Gidsel ranks 5. Before him are Mikkel Hansen (1987), Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988), Anja Andersen (1969), and Lars Christiansen (1972). After him are Hans Lindberg (1981), Lasse Svan Hansen (1983), Lene Rantala (1968), Anne Dorthe Tanderup (1972), Henrik Møllgaard (1985), Henrik Toft Hansen (1986), and Janne Kolling (1968).

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