Mads Hoxer Hangaard
| Mads Hoxer Hangaard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 December 2000 Thisted, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2016 | Thisted IK / Thy Håndbold | ||
2016–2017 | Ikast Håndbold | ||
2017–2020 | HF Mors | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2022 | Mors-Thy Håndbold | ||
2022– | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Denmark | 10 | (24[1]) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2025 | |||
Mads Hoxer Hangaard (born 6 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Hoxer started playing handball at the age of 5.[3] He participated in the 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship and won a bronze medal. He also participated in the 2019 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, once again winning a bronze medal with Denmark.[4]
With Mors-Thy Håndbold he won the 2020 Danish Men's Handball Cup, and was chosen as the MVP of the final four event.[5] This was the first time ever that Mors-Thy won a top-level trophy.[6]
He debuted for the Danish national team on 2 May 2021 in a European Championship qualification match against Finland.[1]
In the summer of 2022 he joined Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold on a contract until 2025,[3][7] and only 1 month later they extended his contract with one further year.[7]
He was part of the initial roster for the 2024 Olympics but had to withdraw due to injury.[8] In 2025, he won the Danish Cup for a second time, this time with Aalborg Håndbold, beating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[9] Later the same season, he won the Danish championship.[10]
In November 2025 he extended his contract at Aalborg until 2030[11] despite interest from other clubs.[12]
Private life
[edit]His father, Flemming Hangaard, is a coach at Mors-Thy Håndbold's B-team. His sister, Ida, is also a handball player.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mads Hoxer Hangaard" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Mads Hoxer Hangaard skifter til Aalborg Håndbold". Aalborg Håndbold. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Hoxer: Jeg har en ambition om at vinde titler" (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ ""The new star is born", remember his name Mads Hoxer Hangaard". Handball Planet. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Tidligere pokalfightere". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Mors-Thy er pokalmester efter gigantisk overraskelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Aalborg forlænger med back få måneder efter skifte: 'Det kostede lidt penge'" (in Danish). TV3. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Jørgensen, Sarah Munk (9 July 2024). "Skadet Mads Hoxer udgår af OL-truppen" (in Danish). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
- ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Dansk landsholdsspiller binder sig længe til Aalborg" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Stor profil nærmer sig kontraktudløb i Aalborg: - Alt er i spil" (in Danish). Nordjyske. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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