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
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.