Emil Mellegård (born 6 November 1997) is a Swedish professional

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

er for HØJ Elite in the

Danish 1st division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

, the second tier of Danish handball. He has also played for the Swedish national team.

Career

Mellegård began his senior career with

Redbergslids IK Redbergslids IK (RIK), is a professional handball team from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1916. Redbergslid is the most successful club in Sweden, having won 20 Swedish Championship titles. Home games are played in Prioritet Serneke Arena. Red ...

, the twenty-times winners of the

Handbollsligan Handbollsligan ''(literally, "The Handball league")'' is the highest league in the league system of Swedish handball, and comprises the top 14 Swedish handball teams. The first season began in 1931–32. The season ends with a playoff. Structur ...

, however during his time there they won no silverware. The best achievement of Mellegård's career was being selected for, and winning, the

2022 European Men's Handball Championship The 2022 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 Janua ...

with Sweden, a tournament where he featured in eight matches. It was announced in December 2023 that he would leave Wetzlar at the end of the 2023–24 season. In the 2024-25 season he was promoted with HØJ Elite to the Danish

Herrehåndboldligaen The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

Personal life

His cousins Pontus Mellegård and Olivia Mellegård are also professional handball players. The latter is a national team player for the

Sweden women's national handball team The Sweden women's national handball team () is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation () and takes part in international handball competitions. Honours Competitive record Champions R ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mellegård, Emil 1997 births Living people Swedish male handball players HSG Wetzlar players Handball-Bundesliga players Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany Handball players from Gothenburg Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark 21st-century Swedish sportsmen