Annika Meyer

Danish handball player (born 1994)

Annika Meyer

Personal information
Full name|  Annika Meyer
Born|  (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 31)
Haderslev, Denmark
Nationality|  Danish
Height|  1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position|  Line player
Club information
Current club|  SG BBM Bietigheim
Number|  6
Senior clubs
Years|  Team

0000–2012

|  SønderjyskE Håndbold

2012–2013

|  Odense Håndbold

2013–2016

|  VfL Oldenburg

2016–2017

|  Buxtehuder SV

2017–2019

|  København Håndbold

2019–2021

|  Aarhus United

2021–2022

|  Thüringer HC

2022–2023

|  SG BBM Bietigheim

2023–

|  HH Elite

Medal record

IHF Junior World Championship
| 2014 Croatia |
IHF Youth World Championship
| 2012 Montenegro |
European Junior Championship
| 2013 Denmark |
European Youth Championship
| 2011 Czech Republic |

Annika Meyer (born 30 May 1994) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for HH Elite.[1]

Her family belongs to the German minority in Denmark.[2]

## Career

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Meyer started in the youth ranks of SønderjyskE Håndbold.[3] In 2012 she joined HC Odense.

After the 2013-14 season she joined German side VfL Oldenburg.[4] In 2016-17 she joined Buxtehuder SV.[5] Here she won the 2017 DHB-Pokal.

The following summer she returned to Denmark and joined København Håndbold.[6] Here she won the 2017-18 Danish Championship, the first ever in club history.[7]

In 2019 she joined Aarhus United.[8]

In 2021 she returned to Germany and signed for Thüringer HC.[9] A year later she joined league rivals SG BBM Bietigheim.[10] Here she won the League and Cup double in her only season at the club.

In 2023 she joined Danish side HH Elite.[11]

## National team

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Meyer played for various Danish youth national teams. In 2012 she won the U18 World Championship with the Danish team.[3] At the U19 European Championship in 2013 she won bronze medals. For the tournament she was part of the all star team as the best defender.

In 2014 she finished 3rd at the U18 World Championship.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Annika Meyer Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
2. ^ Zeitungsartikel auf PressReader, retrieved 13 March 2023
3. ^ a b "Annika Meyer wechselt in die Handball-Bundesliga" (in German). tysksekretariat.dk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
4. ^ "Babs Hetmanek geht, Annika Meyer kommt" (in German). jade-weser-zeitung.de. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
5. ^ "Neue Kreisläuferin für Buxtehude" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
6. ^ "København henter streg hjem til Danmark – et skridt mod landsholdet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
7. ^ "København Håndbold vinder første DM-guld" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
8. ^ "Aarhus United henter dansk mester til stregen" (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
9. ^ "Thüringer HC verpflichtet dänische Kreisläuferin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
10. ^ "Titelträger vermeldet Neuzugang: Danick Snelder-Ersatz ist angekommen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
11. ^ "In der Bundesliga alles erreicht: Annika Meyer kehrt heim" (in German). nordschleswiger.dk. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
12. ^ "Meyer gewinnt Bronze bei U-20-WM" (in German). VfL Oldenburg. Retrieved 20 August 2014.