Jana Mittún
| Jana Mittún | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 November 2003 Hoyvík, Faroe Islands | ||
| Nationality | Faroese | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Viborg HK | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | H71 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2023 | H71 | ||
2023– | Viborg HK | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Faroe Islands | 35 | (159) |
Jana Mittún (born 24 November 2003) is a Faroese handball player for Viborg HK and the Faroese national team.[1][2][3]
Career
She joined Danish side Viborg HK in 2023.[3] In 2025 she extended her contract until 2028 despite interest from other clubs.[4]
She participated with the Faroese national team at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Hungary, Switzerland and Austria, placing 17th overall.[5] This was the first time, the Faroe Islands qualified for a major international championship.[6][7]
At the 2025 World Championship she was part of Faroe Islands team that played for the first time at a World Championship.[8][9]
Personal life
Mittún is the cousin of handball playing brothers Elias[10] and Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu.[11] Her older brother Pauli Mittún and younger brother Óli Mittún are also handball players.[12] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.[13]
References
- ^ "Mittún, Jana". EHF. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "77. Jana Mittun". Viborg HK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "19-årigt Viborg HK-talent har forladt sit hjemland for at udleve den drøm, hun længe har haft". Viborg Stift Folkeblad. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Viborg vinder og forlænger med profil" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Team Roster Faroe Islands – Women's European Handball Championship". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Hesar 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Hesar spæla fyri Føroyar í Basel
- ^ "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Óli Mittún ny i Sävehof". IK Sävehof. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "16 ára gamli Óli Mittún gekk undan í stórsigri á Team Klaksvík". in.fo. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Jana Mittún: A Leading Light for Faroe Islands' Bright Future". EHF. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 December 2025.