Mathias Gidsel

Mathias Gidsel (born 8 February 1999) is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.

A two times winner of the World Championship with Denmark, and the 2023 winner of the Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player, he is widely recognized as one of the great players of his generation.

At the 2024 European Championship, Gidsel became the highest scorer of the tournament with 54 goals and was included in the All Star Team as the best right back, with Denmark reaching the final but losing out to France in extra time.

Honours

 * Danish Handball League:
 * Winner: 2022
 * EHF European League:
 * Winner: 2023


 * Individual awards
 * IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2023
 * All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2021
 * All-Star Right back of the European Championship: 2022, 2024
 * Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Olympic Games: 2020
 * Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the World Championship: 2023
 * Top Scorer at the World Championship: 2023 (60 goals)
 * Top Scorer at the European Championship: 2024 (54 goals)
 * Handball-Planet - Best young player in the world: 2021
 * Danish Player of the year: 2021
 * Danish National team Player of the year: 2022
 * EHF Excellence Awards Best right back of the season: 2022/23
 * Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2023

League statistics
Note: Games Played and Goals include Play-offs