Karl Wallinius

Karl Wallinius
Wallinius in 2022
Personal information
Full name Karl Erik Edvin Wallinius
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
Lund, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Number 49
Youth career
Years Team
–2016
 Lugi HF
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2021
 Lugi HF
2021–2022
 Montpellier Handball
2022–2024
 THW Kiel
2024–
 Ribe-Esbjerg HH
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–
 Sweden 36 (41)
Medal record
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 November 2024

Karl Erik Edvin Wallinius (born 14 January 1999) is a Swedish professional handball player for Ribe-Esbjerg HH and the Swedish national team.[1]

Career

Wallinius started his career at Lugi HF where he played until 2021. His breakthrough year was the 2019-2020, where he scored 131 goals for the club. In 2021 he signed for French team Montpellier HB.[2]

After a single season at Montpellier he joined German THW Kiel on a 5 year deal.[3] Here he won the German Bundesliga in 2023 and the German Supercup in 2022 and 2023. In November 2024 he left Kiel for Danish club [4]

National team

In October 2021 he became a part of the national team. He debuted for the team in November 2021 against Poland.[5] In 2022 he played at his first major international tournament, when he was part of the team that won the 2022 European Championship.[6]

At the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship he was initially part of the Swedish squad, but he had to withdraw due to knee injuries. He was replaced by Olle Forsell Schefvert.[7]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "WALLINIUS, KARL". EHF. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "HK:s avslöjande bekräftat: Wallinius klar för Montpellier" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "VIERTER NEUZUGANG: THW KIEL VERPFLICHTET EUROPAMEISTER KARL WALLINIUS" (in German). THW Kiel. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "THW-RÜCKRAUMSPIELER KARL WALLINIUS WECHSELT MIT RÜCKHOL-OPTION IN DIE DÄNISCHE LIGA". Thw-handball.de (in German). THW Kiel. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Wallinius debuterar i landslaget" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Flera mästerskapsdebutanter i EM-truppen" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Forsell Schefvert tar plats i VM-truppen" (in Swedish). Handbollslandslaget. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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