Cléopatre Darleux

Cléopatre Darleux
Darleux in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cléopatre Darleux Mingam
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Wittenheim, France
Nationality French
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Metz Handball
Number 16
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–2002
 Wittenheim/Ensisheim
2003–2004
 Kingersheim
2005–2006
 ES Besançon
2007–2009
 Issy les Moulineaux
2009–2011
 Metz Handball
2011–2012
 Arvor 29
2012–2014
 Viborg HK
2014–2016
 Nice Handball
2016–2024
 Brest Bretagne Handball
2024–2025
 Metz Handball
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2024
 France 204 (5)
Medal record
women's Handball
Representing France
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team
2024 Paris Team
World Championship
2021 Spain
2017 Germany
2011 Brazil
2009 China
European Championship
2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 November 2024

Cléopatre Darleux (French pronunciation: [kleɔpatʁ daʁlø]; born 1 July 1989) is a French former handball goalkeeper for the French national team.[1][2]

She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3] and also became World Champion in 2017[4]

Career

Early career

Darleux started playing handball at US Wittenheim/Ensisheim followed by HBC Kingersheim. In 2005 she joined ES Besançon, where she became part of the first team. In 2007 she joined Issy les Moulineaux, where she signed her first professional contract.[5] She played three seasons for the club. She then joined Metz Handball. Here she won the League Cup and French Cup in her first season, and French Championship and Cup in her second season.

Arvor 29

In 2011 she joined Arvor 29. During preseason training, an abscess formed on the cornea of her right eye, which almost blinded her. Her vision has been impaired ever since, and she therefore plays with sports glasses.[6] In the 2011-12 season she won the French Championship and Cup.

Viborg HK

In 2012 she joined Danish side Viborg HK on a two year deal.[7] Here she won the 2013-14 Danish Championship and Cup,[8] as well as the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

OGC Nice Handball

In 2014 she joined Nice Handball.[9]

Brest Bretagne

In 2016 she joined Brest Bretagne Handball.[10]

Between April 2019 and February 2020 she took a break from handball due to a maternity leave.[11][12]

In 2021 she won the French Championship for a third time, and the same season she and the club reached the final of the Champions League, where they lost to Norwegian Vipers Kristiansand.[13]

After the 2023-24 season she left Brest Bretagne.[14]

Metz Handball

In September 2024 she signed for Metz Handball.[15] After the 2024-25 season she retired.[16]

National team

Darleux won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[3] the first Olympic title in the history of France's national team. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where France finished in fifth place.[17]

Darleux also became World Champion in 2017[4] and won three silver medals, at the 2009, 2011 and 2021 World Women's Handball Championships. Runner-up at the 2020 European Championship, she was awarded Best Goalkeeper at the 2022 edition.[18]

Her last tournament with France was the 2024 Olympics at home, where France won silver medals, losing to Norway in the final.[19]

Achievements

Club

International

Domestic

National team

Individual awards

Honors

References

  1. ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, France" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ a b c "Doppel-Gold in Tokio: Frankreich holt sich auch bei den Frauen den Olympiasieg" (in German). handball-world.news. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Teams Roaster – France" (PDF). XXIII Women's World Championship 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux : « Le handball me donne l'impression d'être une wonderwoman ! »" (in French). ÀBLOCK!. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Zwei Nationalspielerinnen für Nizza" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ^ Idskov, Thomas (16 August 2012). "Fransk målvogter-stjerne til Viborg" (in Danish). Sporten.dk. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Viborg HK er dansk mester" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Top-Leistungen trotz eingeschränkter Sicht" (in German). handball-world.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Brest Bretagne stellt Nationaltorhüterin vor" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Enceinte, Cléopâtre Darleux manquera la fin de la saison" (in French). Lequipe.fr. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Brest Bretagne Handball : Cléopâtre Darleux de retour après son accouchement" (in French). francebleu.fr. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Superb Vipers celebrate first Champions League title". eurohandball.com. 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Les transferts de la saison" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux, nouvelle gardienne de Metz Handball" (in French). Metz Handball. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Mehr als eine Sportlerin: Cleopatre Darleux kündigt Karriereende an" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Cleopatre Darleux". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
  18. ^ "L'Alsacienne Cléopatre Darleux désignée meilleure gardienne de l'Euro". L'Alsace. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue MVP du Championnat de France 2017-2018". L'Équipe. Retrieved 28 August 2021..
  21. ^ "All-Star LFH - Le palmarès complet de la saison 2017-18". Ligue féminine de handball. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018..
  22. ^ "Mars 2016 : Cléopâtre DARLEUX, joueuse du mois de mars !". Ligue féminine de handball. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  23. ^ "Cléopâtre Darleux élue joueuse du mois d'octobre - Women Sports". 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  24. ^ "La Brestoise, Cléopatre Darleux, meilleure joueuse du mois d'Avril en LFH - autres - handball". newsouest.fr. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  25. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de mars". Ouest-France. 12 April 2018..
  26. ^ "Septembre 2018 : Cléopatre DARLEUX, Joueuse du mois !". Ligue féminine de handball. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  27. ^ "Trophée FDJ - Cleopatre Darleux élue meilleure joueuse du mois de janvier". Ligue féminine de handball. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022..
  28. ^ "MVP Reistad leads EHF EURO 2022 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  29. ^ "Cléopatre Darleux, 2e du Championne des championnes 2021 France : l'année de toutes les émotions". L'Équipe. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Décret portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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