Niclas Kirkeløkke

Niclas Vest Kirkeløkke (born 26 March 1994) is a Danish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Danish national team. He plays mainly right back, but can cover on the right wing. It is mainly on the national team he has done so.

Career
Niclas Kirkeløkke is the son of Gun-Britt Kirkeløkke who played many matches on the youth and junior national team in the early 1980s. Gun-Britt twin sister, Gun-Maj, also played 25 A-national matches from 1985 to 1987. His sister, Sarah Kirkeløkke, is also a professional handball player. Niclas Kirkeløkke began his handball career in Risøhøj Håndbold, before making the move to GOG at the age of 11.

In 2012 he was moved up to the senior team of GOG. He participated in the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship, winning the tournament by beating Croatia and was named on the all-star team.

Individual awards

 * All-Star Right back of the Youth World Championship: 2013