Ana Debelić (born 9 January 1994) is a Croatian professional

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player for

RK Podravka Koprivnica Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a Croatian women's handball club from Koprivnica. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first ha ...

and the Croatian national team.

Career

She started playing handball at the age of six. After enrolling in high school in Rijeka, she played for Opatija and

ŽRK Zamet ŽRK Zamet (Ženski rukometni Klub Zamet) is a women's handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian First League (women's handball), Croatian First League and the Croatian First League (women's h ...

. She debuted at senior level in 2012 for ŽRK Zamet. She joined league rivals

RK Lokomotiva Zagreb Rukometni Klub Lokomotiva Zagreb () is a Croatian professional women's handball club from Zagreb. Lokomotiva was the most successful team in the Yugoslav Championship's early stages, winning eight championships between 1956 and 1970. In 1975, t ...

for her second senior season. In 2014 she won the Croatian championship and the

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with the club. The summer after she joined league rivals ŽRK Zelina for year, before she returned to

. A year later she joined

. Here she won the Croation Championship again in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2020 she joined Russian side

HC Astrakhanochka Handball Club Astrakhanochka is a Russian women's team handball, handball club from Astrakhan established in 1993. It has played in the Russian Women's Handball Super League, Russian Super League since 1999, and in 2004 it made its debut in Europe ...

. A year later she joined Norwegian side

Vipers Kristiansand Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001. They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending ...

. Here she won the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Norwegian Championship and the

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in 2022 and 2023 where Debelić had one of important roles both in defence and attack. She left Vipers following the

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of the club in January 2025. Debelić played for Croatia at four European Championships in

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in Sweden,

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in France,

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in Denmark and

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in Slovenia and at World Championship in 2021 in Spain. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 championship in Denmark and was chosen in the All-star team for the tournament. She was nominated 3 years in a row for the best world line player according to Handball Planet.

Achievements

: **'' Winner'': 2021/22, 2022/23 * Norwegian League: **''Winner'': 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 *

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: **''Winner'': 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 * Croatian league: **''Winner'': 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Croatian Handball Cup The Croatian Handball Cup () is a national team handball competition in Croatia operated by the Croatian Handball Federation. It has been held annually since Croatian independence in 1991 and succeeded the former Yugoslavian Handball Cup. Winner ...

: **''Winner'': 2014, 2017, 2019

Individual awards

* All-Star Line Player of the European Championship:

* Croatian Player of the Year: 2021, 2022

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Debelic, Ana 1994 births Living people Croatian female handball players Handball players from Rijeka ŽRK Zamet players RK Podravka Koprivnica players Croatian expatriate handball players Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Croatian sportswomen Expatriate handball players in Norway Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Norway