Alina Grijseels

Alina Grijseels
Personal information
Born (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996
Wesel, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club CSM București
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
TV Biefang 1912
–2013
TV Aldenrade
–2015
TV Aldekerk
2013–2014
TuS Lintfort
2014–2023
Borussia Dortmund
2023–2024
Metz HB
2024–2025
CSM București
2025–
Borussia Dortmund
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
Germany 112 (393[1])
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2025 Netherlands/Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 November 2025

Alina Grijseels (born 12 April 1996) is a German handball player for CSM București and the German national team.[2]

She participated at the 2018 European Championship.[3] and at 2024 Summer Olympics. In June 2021 she was appointed captain of the German national team together with Emily Bölk.[4]

She represented Germany at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[5] Here Germany reached the final, where they lost to Norway.[6] This was the first time since 1994 that Germany made the final of a major international tournament and the first time they won a medal since 2007.[7]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Alina Grijseels". DHB - Deutscher Handball Bund (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Kapitäninnen-Duo für die Frauen-Nationalmannschaft". dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Mit 17 Spielerinnen in die Heim-WM". dhb.de/ (in German). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Deutsche Handballerinnen ziehen ins WM-Finale ein" (in German). Tagesschau. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.