Annika Fríðheim Petersen

Annika Fríðheim Petersen
Personal information
Full name Annika Fríðheim Petersen
Born (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Nationality Faroese
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club EH Aalborg
Number 1
Senior clubs
Years Team
-2020
H71
2020-2022
Haukar Handball
2022-2023
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
2023-2024
Follo HK Damer
2024-
EH Aalborg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
Faroe Islands 30 (0)

Annika Fríðheim Petersen (born 1 June 1999)[1] is a Faroese handballer who plays for Danish club EH Aalborg in the Danish Women's Handball League and the Faroe Islands women's national team.[2]

Career

Fríðheim Petersen started her career at H71, where she won the 2019-2020 Feroese Cup. In 2020 she joined Icelandic team Haukar Handball.[3]

In February 2022, she joined Danish side Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.[4] She made her debut on the senior team of NFH, on 13 February 2022.[5] It was announced that she had signed a 3-year contract with the club, until the summer of 2024.[6]

In 2023 she joined Norwegian side Follo HK.[7] After a season in Norway, he returned to Denmark at joined the newly promoted EH Aalborg.[8]

National team

Fríðheim Petersen made her debut on the Faroese national team on 2 October 2019, against Romania and has been appearing for the team during the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification cycle.[9][10][11] Her first major international tournament was the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship, which was also the first ever major international tournament for Faroes Islands ever.[12][13] She played all three matches.[14] At the 2025 World Championship she was part of Faroe Islands team that played for the first time at a World Championship.[15][16] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Annika Fríðheim Petersen - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Annika Fridheim - DHDb". Damehåndboldatabasen. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Annika F. Petersen til liðs við Hauka" (in Icelandic). Haukar Hafnarfjörður. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Annika kveður Hauka" (in Icelandic). visir.is. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub henter landsholdskeeper" (in Danish). Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Annika kveður Hauka" (in Danish). Vísir.is. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Velkommen til Follo, Annika!". follohk-damer.topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Follo HK. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Ligaoprykkerne henter tidligere NFH-keeper" (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ "EHF: Annika besti málverji í fyrstu tveimum umførunum" (in Faroese). in.fo. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ^ "EHF: Føroyar vunnu og undankappingin bíðar" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Faroe Islands - Players, Team & Season Info". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Hesar 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  13. ^ Hesar spæla fyri Føroyar í Basel
  14. ^ "Team Roster Faroe Islands – Women's European Handball Championship". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  16. ^ "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  17. ^ Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 December 2025.