Markéta Jeřábková
| Markéta Jeřábková | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
8 February 1996 Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
| Nationality | Czech | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Odense Håndbold | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2013 | HC Plzeñ | ||
2013-2014 | DHK Baník Most | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2018 | DHK Baník Most | ||
2018–2020 | Érd NK | ||
2020–2021 | Thüringer HC | ||
2021–2023 | Vipers Kristiansand | ||
2023–2025 | Ikast Håndbold | ||
2025- | Odense Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Czech Republic | 114 | (588) |
Markéta Jeřábková (born 8 February 1996) is a Czech handballer for Danish club Odense Håndbold and the Czech national team.[1][2]
Career
Jeřábková started playing handball aged six at her hometown club HC Plzeň. In 2013 she joined the youth team of DHK Baník Most. A day before her 18th birthday she made her senior debut for the club's second team. On 15 February 2014 she made her debut for the 1st team.[3] She won the Czech Championship in every season she played for the club until 2018,[4] where she joined Hungarian Érd NK.
In 2020 she joined German club Thüringer HC.[5] In her first season at the club, she was the Bundesliga top scorer with 250 goals.[6]
In 2021 she joined Norwegian top team Vipers Kristiansand.[7] Here she won the Norwegian Championship and the Champions League in both 2022 and 2023. In the 2021-22 Champions League she was the Final Four MVP with 19 goals in semifinal and final.[8]
In 2023 she joined Danish side Ikast Håndbold on a three year deal.[9] In January 2025 she took a break from handball due to pregnancy,[10] but she returned already in March 2025.[11]
In the summer of 2025 she joined league rivals Odense Håndbold.[12]
National team
After having played for the Czech youth teams, she made her senior national team debut on 11 September 2014.
She then represented Czechia at the 2015, 2017,[2] 2019, 2021 and 2023 World Championships. At the 2023 World Championship, Jeřábková was the tournament top scorer when Czechia reached the quarterfinal.[13] She participated at the 2016 and 2018 European Championship.[14]
Achievements
- EHF Champions League:
- Czech First Division:
- Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Norwegian League:
- Winner: 2021/22, 2022/23
- Norwegian Cup:
- Winner: 2021, 2022/23
Individual awards
- MVP
- Top scorer
- Topscorer at the 2023 World Championship (63 goals)[13]
- Topscorer in the 2020-21 Bundesliga (250 goals)[6]
Private
Her father is former Czech soccer player Jaroslav Jeřábek. Her brother is Czech international and Stanley Cup winner hockey player Jakub Jeřábek.[15]
References
- ^ "Marketa Jerabkova Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
- ^ "Výrazná mostecká stopa v anketě Házenkářka roku" (in Czech). DHK Banik Most. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Titelträger Tschechische Republik" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Thüringer HC verpflichtet tschechische Nationalspielerin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Torschützenliste (Saison 2020/21)" (in German). hbf-info.de. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Velkommen Markéta Jeřábková!" (in Norwegian). vipers.no. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "This is me: Marketa Jerabkova". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Champions League-profil tager den gule Ikast-trøje over hovedet til sommer" (in Danish). Ikast Håndbold. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Ikast-stjerne er gravid" (in Danish). europamester.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Nyt om Marketa Jerabkova" (in Danish). Ikast Håndbold. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Dobbelt EHF Champions League vinder skifter til Odense Håndbold" (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Top goalscorer" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Jerabkova comes of age at Spain 2021". International Handball Federation. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.