Michala Møller
| Michala Møller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michala Elsberg Møller | ||
| Born |
16 February 2000 Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Team Esbjerg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | AIK Vejgaard | ||
2015–2018 | EH Aalborg | ||
2018–2019 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2021 | Herning-Ikast Håndbold | ||
2021–2026 | Team Esbjerg | ||
2026– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Denmark | 60 | (124) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2025 | |||
Michala Elsberg Møller (born 16 February 2000) is a Danish handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]
Career
Møller played youth handball at AIK Vejgaard and EH Aalborg. In 2018 she joined Herning-Ikast Håndbold.[4] Here she played in the U18 team for one season, before being promoted to the first team.[5][6] In her first season she won the Danish Cup.[7]
In 2021 she joined league rivals Team Esbjerg.[8] Here she won the Danish Championship in 2023 and 2024 and the Danish Cup in 2021 and 2022.
From the 2026-27 season she will join Hungarian Ferencvaros.[9]
National Team
She represented Denmark in the 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship, and in the 2019 Women's Junior European Handball Championship, placing 6th all three times.[10]
She represented Denmark at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain[11] and at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship at home. At the 2024 Olympics she won a bronze medal.[12] Later the same year, she won silver medals at the 2024 European Championship, losing to Norway in the final.[13]
At the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. The Danish team was affected by a lot of players missing the tournament including goalkeepers Sandra Toft and Althea Reinhardt and pivots Sarah Iversen and Rikke Iversen. This was the first time since 2019 that Denmark left a major international tournament without any medals.[14]
Achievements
- Danish Women's Handball League:
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2019, 2021, 2022
- EHF Champions League
- Bronze Medalist: 2024-25
References
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ Michala Elsberg Møller - Statistik - Håndbold.dk
- ^ DHDb profile
- ^ "Aalborgenser efter lyndebut ved VM: Jeg vil gøre en forskel" (in Danish). nordjyske.dk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "U18-pigerne bankede Silkeborg-Voel". herningikasthaandbold.dk (in Danish). Herning-Ikast Håndbold. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Stortalent på kontrakt hos Herning-Ikast" (in Danish). ikast-brandenyt.dk. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Herning-Ikast Håndbold er danske pokalmestre 2019". haandbold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "21-årigt talent kan udfylde flere roller for Team Esbjerg" (in Danish). Team Esbjerg. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Az FTC bejelentette a dán válogatott irányító érkezését – hivatalos" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). ihf.info. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Medallists" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Håndboldkvinderne vinder EM-sølv" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Thomsen gentager pointe om dansk niveau – ekspert køber den ikke helt" (in Danish). TV2. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.