Thomas Arnoldsen
| Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
11 January 2002 Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre/Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2020 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020–2023 | Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold | ||
2023– | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Denmark | 27 | (65) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2025 | |||
Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen (born 11 January 2002) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1] His brother Frederik Arnoldsen is also a handball player for Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold.
Career
Arnoldsen started playing handball at his hometown club Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. In the 2020/21 season, he was promoted to the first team. In his debut season, he scored 144 goals and recorded 143 assists, earning the Årets Talent award in the HTH Ligaen.[2]
In 2023, he transferred to Aalborg Håndbold.[3] At the start of the season, he was sidelined by an injury.[4] In 2024, he won the Danish Championship with Aalborg Håndbold, and in 2025, he won the Danish Cup, defeating Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final.[5]
From 8 March to 28 April 2025, he took a break from handball due to exhaustion. He returned in a league match against Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold.[6] Later that season, he won the Danish championship.[7]
In October 2025, he extended his contract with Aalborg until 2029.[8] A month later he was injured with a broken shinbone, which kept him out of the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[9]
National team
He represented Denmark at the 2022 European Under-20 Championship[10] and the 2023 Junior World Championship. He debuted for the Danish national team on 9 March 2023 in a 30–23 win against Germany, scoring seven goals. At the 2024 Olympics, he won a gold medal with the Danish team.
At the 2025 World Championship he won gold medals with the Danish team.[11]
Individual awards
- All-Star team as Best centre back at the 2022 European Men's U-20 Handball Championship[12]
- Talent of the year in the HTH Ligaen 2021/22[13]
- All-Star team as Best centre back of the HTH Ligaen 2022/23[14]
- Team Danmark's 'Årets Fund' 2024[15]
- Danish Men's Handball Cup 2024 MVP (Danish: Årets Pokalfighter)[16]
References
- ^ "ARNOLDSEN, THOMAS SOMMER". EHF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "THOMAS ARNOLDSEN KÅRET SOM ÅRETS TALENT I HTH LIGAEN" [Thomas Arnoldsen awarded Årets Talent in HTH Ligaen]. skanderborg-aarhus.dk (in Danish). Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Ab 2023: Aalborg verpflichtet das "zweifellos größte Talent im dänischen Handball"" [From 2023: Aalborg signs the "undoubtedly greatest talent in Danish handball"] (in German). handball-world.news. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Arnoldsen ukampdygtig den kommende tid" [Thomas Arnoldsen unfit for matches in the coming time]. aalborghaandbold.dk (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen; Ulrik Jönsson (27 April 2025). "Arnoldsen er tilbage: - Vi har savnet ham helt vildt" [Arnoldsen is back: - We missed him terribly]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Aalborg vinder DM-guld for andet år i træk" [Aalborg wins championship gold for second year in a row]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Arnoldsen har været klar i spyttet" [Arnoldsen has been ready to go] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Arnoldsen pådrager sig slem skade – EM hænger i tynd tråd" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Team Roster Denmark". EHF. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Christian Ipsen (2 February 2025). "Her er Danmarks utrolige rekorder" [Here are Denmark's unbelievable records] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "FIVE NATIONS REPRESENTED IN M20 EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Arnoldsen kåret som Årets talent i HTH Ligaen" [Thomas Arnoldsen named Talent of the Year in HTH Ligaen]. Skanderborg Aarhus (in Danish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "HTH Ligaen All-Stars 2022/2023" [HTH Ligaen All-Stars 2022/2023]. Tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen (23 February 2025). "Dansk stjerne vinder fornem pris" [Danish star wins prestigious award]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Tidligere Pokalfightere" [Former MVPs] (in Danish). Tophåndbold. Retrieved 10 October 2025.