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Merel Freriks

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Merel Freriks
Personal information
Born (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 28)
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 28
Youth career
Team
–
 HV Borger
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2017
 Emmen & Omstreken
2017–2019
 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
2019–2022
 Borussia Dortmund
2022–2024
 Brest Bretagne Handball
2024–01/2025
 Vipers Kristiansand
01/2025–06/2025
 Team Esbjerg
07/2025–2026
 CSM București
2026–
 Borussia Dortmund
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
 Netherlands 97 (179)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Japan
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 France

Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3]

She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.[4][5]

Career

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Merel Freriks began playing handball at HV Borger. In 2010 she joined E&O.[6]

In 2017 she joined German Bundesliga side HSG Bensheim/Auerbach.[7] In October the same year, she debuted for the Dutch national team. At the 2018 European Championship she won a bronze medal.[8] In 2019 she joined league rivals Borussia Dortmund[9] Here she won the 2021 German championship.

In 2022 she joined French team Brest Bretagne Handball.[10] In November 2023 she suffered a cruciate ligament injury, that made her miss the 2023 World Championship[11] In 2024 she joined Norwegian top club Vipers Kristiansand.[12]

In January 2025 she joined Danish Team Esbjerg, after her former club, Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand went bankrupt.[13]

Achievements

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Club

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International

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References

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  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "Merel Freriks Profile". hbf-info.de. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Merel Freriks". Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ↑ 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  6. ↑ "E&O talenten naar handbalacademie" (in Dutch). emmen.nu. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Freriks vertrekt naar koploper tweede Bundesliga" (in Dutch). handbalinside.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ↑ eurohandball.com: Merel Freriks (EM 2018), retrieved 6. January 2019
  9. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund bestätigt Neuverpflichtungen von Bensheim/Auerbach" (in German). handball-world.news. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  10. ↑ ""Eine Rebellin": Brest verpflichtet niederländische Nationalspielerin aus Dortmund" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Die Niederlande muss bei Handball-WM auf Ex-Bundesligaspielerin verzichten" (in German). handball-world.news. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Merel Freriks er Vipers-spiller" (in Norwegian). Vipers Kristiansand. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Norsk storklub går konkurs - igen" [Norwegian top club in bankrupt - again] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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