Samir Bellahcene

Samir Bellahcene
Bellahcene in 2024
Personal information
Born (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 31)
Montpellier, France
Nationality French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Dinamo București
Number 34
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2017
 Montpellier HB
2017–2018
 Massy Essonne Handball
2018–2023
 USDK Dunkerque
2023–2024
 THW Kiel
2024–2025
 TVB Stuttgart
2025–
 Dinamo București
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025
 France 12 (1)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 November 2024

Samir Bellahcene (born 20 February 1995) is a French professional handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dinamo București.

Career

Bellahcene was first called up to the France national team in April 2023.

In September he moved to Handball-Bundesliga club THW Kiel from USDK Dunkerque after Kiel's Vincent Gérard had sustained a long-term injury.

Bellahcene joined THW Kiel's league rivals TVB Stuttgart in November 2024.

At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff.

Bellahcene signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Dinamo București in June 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Samir Bellahcene - Spielerprofil". handball-world.news (in German). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Corge, Anouk (1 December 2023). "Qui est Samir Bellahcene, le nouveau gardien appelé en équipe de France ?" [Who is Samir Bellahcene, the new goalkeeper called up to the France squad?]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Wottge, Jan-Philipp (25 October 2023). "Samir Bellahcene: Plötzlich Torwart beim THW Kiel" [Samir Bellahcene: Suddenly goalkeeper at THW Kiel]. SHZ (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "THW Kiel: Torwart Samir Bellahcene wechselt sofort zum TVB Stuttgart" [THW Kiel: Goalkeeper Samir Bellahcene moves to TVB Stuttgart immediately]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Handball-Transfer bestätigt: Bellahcene wechselt nach Bukarest" [Handball transfer confirmed: Bellahcene moves to Bucharest]. handball-world.news (in German). 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.