Andrea Lekić ( sr-cyr, Андреа Лекић; born 6 September 1987) is a Serbian handballer for

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

and the Serbian national team.

Career

In 2013 Lekić was chosen

IHF World Player of the Year The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media ...

. She was also one of the candidates for 2011

award. She is the main organizer of the “Andrea Lekic” handball academy for children, which debuted successfully in 2013, and she has serious expansion plans in the future. She graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management and received the title Bachelor of Economy, and she studies at the Faculty of Sports. Lekić was given the award of ''

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'' of the cities of Győr, Hungary and Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.

International honours

Club

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

: **''Gold Medalist'': 2013 **''Silver Medalist'': 2012, 2017, 2018 *Serbian First League **Winner: 2007 *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

**Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 *

Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

**Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28 ...

: **''Winner'': 2012, 2013 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Winner'': 2012, 2013 *

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

**Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Macedonian Cup **Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 *Romanian Supercup: **''Winner'': 2019 *Romanian Cup: **''Winner'': 2019

National team

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2013

Awards and recognition

* MVP of the Women's Regional Handball League: 2009 * All-Star Playmaker of the European Championship: 2012 *

: 2013 * Team of the Tournament Playmaker of the

Bucharest Trophy The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...

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* Balkan-Handball.com Ex-Yugoslavian Handballer of the Year: 2014, 2017 * Balkan-Handball.com Serbian Handballer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 * Liga Națională Centre Back of the Season: 2019Regina Balului! Yuliya Dumanska a făcut furori la Gala Premiilor Handbalului Românesc. Alexandru Csepreghi, cel mai bun jucător la masculin
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References

External links

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Official website of Handball Academy Andrea Lekic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lekic, Andrea Living people 1987 births Handball players from Belgrade Serbian female handball players Expatriate handball players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Győri Audi ETO KC players