Emelie Nykvist (née Westberg, born 6 April 1990) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player, who last played for

Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub (Nykøbing Falster Handball Club) is a Danish handball club from Nykøbing Falster. In the 2021–22 season, it played in the Danish Women's Handball League. They have a local rivalry with fellow Zealand team Kø ...

. She played in the Swedish U-20 national team in 2010 and scored 11 goals in the tournament. She was raised in Skuru IK. There she played with her twin sister

Johanna Westberg Johanna Westberg (born 6 April 1990) is a Swedish retired handball player, who last played for Nykøbing HK and the Swedish national team. She's the twin sister of teammate Emelie Westberg. Her debut in the national team was 2012 against Franc ...

and

Nathalie Hagman Nathalie Mari Hagman (born 19 July 1991) is a Swedish handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Swedish national handball team. She played her first match for Sweden in 2009 at the age of 17. To date, Hagman is still the youngest ever d ...

. She changed club from Skuru IK to

Lugi HF Lugi HF is a handball team from Lund, Sweden. Both the men's and women's teams play in the top division in 2021-22, Handbollsligan and Svensk handbollselit respectively. Sports Hall information *Name: – Sparbanken Skåne Arena *City: – ...

2014. After that year, Emelie became a professional in Denmark and Nykøbing Falster Handball Club. Here she was reunited with her sister Johanna Westberg and Nathalie Hagman 2016–2017 and together they won gold in the Danish championship that season. After five years in Nykøbing Falster Handball Club, she left the club in 2020 after giving birth to her first child. Her twin sister is

References

Emelie Westberg - Eurohandball
Living people 1990 births People from Nacka Municipality Swedish female handball players Swedish twins Sportspeople from Stockholm County {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub