Nina Engel

Nina Engel
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 23)
Hildesheim, Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportHandball
PositionRight back
Current clubCS Gloria Bistrița
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2021–2022SV Werder Bremen
2022–2024Neckarsulmer SU
2024–2026HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
2026–CS Gloria Bistrița
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Germany 28 (83)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2025 Netherlands/Germany
Updated on 7 August 2026

Nina Engel (born 25 April 2003) is a German female handball player for CS Gloria Bistrița and the German national team. She is considered one of today's greatest talents in German women's handball.

She made her international debut on the German national team on 24 October 2024. She also represented Germany at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Switzerland/Austria/Hungary.

A year later she represented Germany at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. Here Germany reached the final, where they lost to Norway. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "NINA ENGEL - Career & Statistics". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ↑ DHB profile
  3. ↑ "Empower to Inspire: Engel taking small steps towards dreams". European Handball Federation. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nina Engel, from second division to European League in two years". European Handball Federation. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Deutschlands Handballerinnen verlieren hauchdünn gegen Norwegen". handball-world.news. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mit 19 Spielerinnen in die EURO-Vorbereitung". handball.net (in German). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Team Roster: Germany". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mit 17 Spielerinnen in die Heim-WM". dhb.de/ (in German). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Deutsche Handballerinnen ziehen ins WM-Finale ein" (in German). Tagesschau. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.