HANDBALL PLAYER
Merel Freriks
1998 - Today

Merel Freriks
Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female handball player for Danish club Team Esbjerg and the Dutch national team. She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 10 different languages on Wikipedia. Merel Freriks is the 587th most popular handball player (down from 486th in 2024), the 1,966th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,770th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Handball Player.
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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS
Among handball players, Merel Freriks ranks 587 out of 420. Before her are Marta Tomac, Jung Yu-ra, Diogo Branquinho, Teresa Almeida, Emma Lindqvist, and Humberto Gomes. After her are Choi Su-min, Lucas Moscariello, Mathilda Lundström, Mercedes Castellanos, Kevin Gulliksen, and Elin Hansson.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarta Tomac
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.53
Rank: 581
Jung Yu-ra
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.13
Rank: 582
Diogo Branquinho
1994 - Present
HPI: 27.11
Rank: 583
Teresa Almeida
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.11
Rank: 584
Emma Lindqvist
1997 - Present
HPI: 26.96
Rank: 585
Humberto Gomes
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.60
Rank: 586
Merel Freriks
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 587
Choi Su-min
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.37
Rank: 588
Lucas Moscariello
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.25
Rank: 589
Mathilda Lundström
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.25
Rank: 590
Mercedes Castellanos
1988 - Present
HPI: 26.15
Rank: 591
Kevin Gulliksen
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.11
Rank: 592
Elin Hansson
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.88
Rank: 593
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1998, Merel Freriks ranks 982. Before her are Yvonne Li, Sharone Vernon-Evans, Nicholas Paul, Takeaki Harigaya, Claire Bové, and Silas Gnaka. After her are Wictor Petersson, Taisei Kaneko, Erika Connolly, Ren Furuyama, Takamasa Sugiyama, and Christopher Lillis.
Others Born in 1998
Go to all RankingsYvonne Li
BADMINTON PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.60
Rank: 976
Sharone Vernon-Evans
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.58
Rank: 977
Nicholas Paul
CYCLIST
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.52
Rank: 978
Takeaki Harigaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.51
Rank: 979
Claire Bové
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 980
Silas Gnaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.39
Rank: 981
Merel Freriks
HANDBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 982
Wictor Petersson
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 983
Taisei Kaneko
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.28
Rank: 984
Erika Connolly
SWIMMER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.27
Rank: 985
Ren Furuyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.25
Rank: 986
Takamasa Sugiyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.24
Rank: 987
Christopher Lillis
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.17
Rank: 988
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Merel Freriks ranks 1,967 out of 1,646. Before her are Bjorn van den Ende (1986), Jonas de Geus (1998), Josine Koning (1995), Thijs van Dam (1997), Mark Caljouw (1995), and Pieter Braun (1993). After her are Robbert Kemperman (1990), Ölziibayaryn Düürenbayar (1994), Eythora Thorsdottir (1998), Simone van de Kraats (2000), Ibrahim El-Masry (null), and Jorrit Croon (1998).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsBjorn van den Ende
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 26.80
Rank: 1,961
Jonas de Geus
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Rank: 1,962
Josine Koning
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.73
Rank: 1,963
Thijs van Dam
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 26.72
Rank: 1,964
Mark Caljouw
BADMINTON PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.49
Rank: 1,965
Pieter Braun
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.40
Rank: 1,966
Merel Freriks
HANDBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 1,967
Robbert Kemperman
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.33
Rank: 1,968
Ölziibayaryn Düürenbayar
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.22
Rank: 1,969
Eythora Thorsdottir
GYMNAST
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.85
Rank: 1,970
Simone van de Kraats
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.77
Rank: 1,971
Ibrahim El-Masry
ATHLETE
HPI: 25.46
Rank: 1,972
Jorrit Croon
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.39
Rank: 1,973
Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Netherlands
Among handball players born in Netherlands, Merel Freriks ranks 16. Before her are Kelly Dulfer (1994), Rinka Duijndam (1997), Debbie Bont (1990), Inger Smits (1994), Kay Smits (1997), and Bo van Wetering (1999).
Kelly Dulfer
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.32
Rank: 10
Rinka Duijndam
1997 - Present
HPI: 33.48
Rank: 11
Debbie Bont
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 12
Inger Smits
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 13
Kay Smits
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.65
Rank: 14
Bo van Wetering
1999 - Present
HPI: 29.82
Rank: 15
Merel Freriks
1998 - Present
HPI: 26.38
Rank: 16










































