Clara Petersson Bergsten

Clara Petersson Bergsten
Personal information
Born (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002
Sollentuna, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Skuru IK
Number 10
Youth career
Team
Sollentuna HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2019–2021
Skånela IF
2021–
Skuru IK
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
Sweden 20 (34)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 October 2025

Clara Petersson Bergsten (born 28 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player for Skuru IK and the Swedish national team.

Career

Petersson Bergsten started playing handball at her local club Sollentuna HK. In 2019 she joined Skånela IF, where she played for 2 years before Joining Skuru IK. Here she won the Swedish Handball Cup in 2022.[1][2]

She participated in the 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, where Sweden finished 4th. At this occasion, she was selected for the tournament all-star team.[3] In April 2022 she made her debut for the Swedish senior national team in a European Championship qualification match against Turkey.[4] She was included in the brutto team for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship, but did not make the final squad.[5] When Nina Dano was injured in the second match of the tournament, Petersson Bergsten was called up as the replacement.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Clara Petersson Bergsten klar för Skuru" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Nyförvärv: Clara Petersson Bergsten till Skuru" (in Swedish). Skuru Handboll. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Slovenia 2022 All-star Team". ihf.info. 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Landslagsvåren avslutades på topp" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Klart vilka 18 spelare som åker till EM" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Petersson Bergsten ansluter till EM-truppen" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 7 November 2022.