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Felix Claar
Personal information
Full name Felix Niklas Claar
Born (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28)
Norrköping, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club SC Magdeburg
Number 7
Youth career
Years Team
2013–2020
 Alingsås HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2013–2020
 Alingsås HK
2020–2023
 Aalborg Håndbold
2023–
 SC Magdeburg
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–
 Sweden 78 (208)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27. August 2024

Felix Niklas Claar (born 5 January 1997) is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.[1] He has won nine titles at club level playing for teams in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.

Claar made his international debut on the Swedish national team in June 2017 in a match against Poland.[2] With the national team, he won the 2022 European Championship, finished second at the 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship.

Career

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Claar began playing handball in his hometown club Norrköping HK. In 2013 he joined Alingsås HK. At the age of 16 he made his senior debut in the Elitserien. In his first season he won the Swedish Championship.[3]

In the summer of 2020 he joined the Danish reigning champions Aalborg Håndbold.[4] In his first season at the club, he reached the Champions League final, where Aalborg lost to FC Barcelona 23-36.[5] Only days later he won the Danish Championship final. In this match he was the topscorer with 9 goals.[6]

In the 2021/2022 he was in the Danish league all star team.[7]

For the 23/24 season he joined German Bundesliga side SC Magdeburg on a three year contract.[8] In his first season at the club, he won both the DHB-Pokal and the German Championship.

Having played for most Swedish youth teams, Claar debuted for the Swedish national team on June 8th 2017 in a match against Poland. His first major tournament was the 2021 World Cup in Egypt. Here he reached the final, where Sweden lost to Denmark.[9]

Honours

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Club

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International

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Profile". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ "19 Felix Claar - Handbollslangslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Felix Claar för tre nya år i Alingsås" [Felix Claar gets three more years in Alingsås] (in Swedish). ahk.nu. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Felix Claar till danska mästarlaget" [Felix Claar to Danish Champions] (in Swedish). ahk.nu. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ ""Wundervoll": FC Barcelona zum zehnten Mal die Besten in Europa" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Aalborg er dansk mester" [Aalborg are Danish Champions]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. ^ "HTH Herreligaen All-Stars 2021/2022" (in Danish). tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ ""Einer der talentiertesten Spielmacher Europas": SC Magdeburg mit Neuzugang aus Aalborg" ["One of the most talented playmakers in Europe": Magdeburg with new signing from Aalborg] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Palicka och Solberg inför finalen" (in Swedish). handbollskanalen.se. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Felix Claar utsedd till årets spelare". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Herreligaen - All-Star". tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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