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{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1997)}}
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{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Mie Enggrob Højlund
| name = Mie Højlund
| image =
| fullname = Mie Enggrob Højlund
| image = 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship - Group A - MNE vs DEN - (49).jpg
| nationality = Danish
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Voldum]], [[Denmark]]
| birth_place = Voldum, [[Favrskov Municipality|Favrskov]], Denmark
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin}}
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Centre back
| position = Left back / Right back
| currentclub = [[Randers HK]]
| currentclub = [[Odense Håndbold]]
| clubnumber = 22
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears =
| years1 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs =
| clubs1 = [[Randers HK]]
| years = 2014–2017<br>2017–
| years2 = 2017–
| clubs = [[Randers HK]]<br>[[HC Odense]]
| clubs2 = [[Odense Håndbold]]
| nationalyears = 2016–
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam = [[Denmark women's national handball team|Denmark]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark women's national handball team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1 = 93
| nationalcaps(goals) = '''2''' (2)
| ntupdate = 9 October 2016
| nationalgoals1 = 179
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{{MedalBronze|[[2021 World Women's Handball Championship|2021 Spain]]|}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2023 World Women's Handball Championship|2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden]]|}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[2022 European Women's Handball Championship|2022 Slovenia/North Macedonia/Montenegro]]|}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship|2016 Russia]]|}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship|2014 Macedonia]]|}}
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'''Mie Enggrob Højlund''' (born 24 October 1997) is a Danish [[handball]] player for [[Odense Håndbold]] and the [[Denmark women's national handball team|Danish national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://odensehaandbold.dk/player/mie-hoejlund/|title=Mie Højlund Profile|publisher=[[Odense Håndbold]]|accessdate=8 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/danmarks_trup_mod_frankrig |title=Danmarks trup mod Frankrig |publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]] |accessdate=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225202251/http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/danmarks_trup_mod_frankrig |archive-date=25 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/8sDDgLLaR2Owkt9OuQckIQ/mie-enggrob-hojlund/ EHF profile]</ref>


Højlund can play both right back and left back, but has said publicly, that she prefers the left back position.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://europamester.dk/mie-hoejlund-har-faaet-nok-jeg-er-ret-traet-af-at-spille-hoejre-back/|title=Mie Højlund har fået nok: – Jeg er ret træt af at spille højre back|publisher=europamester.dk|language=da}}</ref>
'''Mie Højlund''' (born 24 October 1997) is a Danish [[handball]] player. She currently plays for [[Randers HK]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randershk.dk/liga/truppen/mie-hoejlund |title=Mie Højlund |publisher=randershk.dk |accessdate=9 October 2016 |language=English}}</ref> and the [[Denmark women's national handball team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Oktober/danmarks_trup_mod_frankrig |title=Danmarks trup mod Frankrig |publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation|DHF]] |accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>
==Club career==
Højlund played on the [[Randers HK]] youth teams, and in 2014 she became a part of the senior team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://europamester.dk/randers-hk-skiver-med-mie-hojlund/|title=Randers HK skiver med Mie Højlund|publisher=europamester.dk|language=da}}</ref> She scored a total of 30 goals in her debut season.
In the first years she was the back up to national team player [[Jane Schumacher]]. In the fall of 2016 she became the first choice on the playmaker position. That season Randers HK won the [[Danish Women's Handball Cup]] with a surprise win over [[FC Midtjylland Håndbold]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://europamester.dk/randers-hk-pokalmestre-2016/|title=Randers HK er pokalmestre 2016|publisher=europamester.dk|language=da}}</ref>
She ended the season as the second top scorer in the league with 89 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/tophaandbold-theme/statistics/player-score/2016/8020199|website=tophaandbold.dk|title=Statistik|language=da}}</ref>

This prompted a move to the Danish top club [[Odense Håndbold]], with whom she came second in the [[2017–18 Damehåndboldligaen]].
In 2019 she further extended the contract at Odense Håndbold until 2024. In 2021 she won the Danish Championship for the first time, as well as second Danish cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tv2fyn.dk/odense/the-double-odense-haandbold-vinder-ogsaa-pokalfinalen|title=The Double: Odense Håndbold vinder også pokalfinalen|publisher=[[TV 2/Fyn]]|language=da}}</ref>

==National team career==
Højlund was part of the Danish youth teams that saw succes in the middle of the 2010s. She was part of the team that won u-19 Euroes 2015 in Spain followed by the U-19 World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2016-07-15-danmarks-gyldne-talenter-vinder-vm-guld-efter-gyserafslutning|title=Danmarks gyldne talenter vinder VM-guld efter gyserafslutning|publisher=[[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2 Denmark]]|language=da}}</ref>
This together with her succes at [[Randers HK]] prompted national team coach [[Klavs Bruun Jørgensen]] to call her up against Norway in october 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114153535/https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/203452_1|publisher=[[Danish Handball Federation]]|title=LANDSHOLDSDATA/SPILLER|language=da}}</ref>

She was initially called up to the national team for the [[2016 European Women's Handball Championship]], but rejected it due to exams. The next years [[2017 World Women's Handball Championship]] she missed due to a shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tv2fyn.dk/tv-2-sport/stortalent-takker-endnu-engang-nej-til-en-slutrunde|title=Stortalent takker endnu engang nej til en slutrunde|publisher=[[TV 2/Fyn]]|language=da}}</ref>

Her first major international tournament was thus the [[2018 European Women's Handball Championship]] in France.

She was part of the Danish team that won bronze medals at the [[2021 World Women's Handball Championship]] in Spain and the [[2023 World Women's Handball Championship]] in Denmark/Norway/Sweden.

==Achievements==
*'''[[Danish Women's Handball League|Danish League]]''':
**''Winner:'' [[2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen|2021]], [[2021–22 Damehåndboldligaen|2022]]
*'''[[Danish Women's Handball Cup|Danish Cup]]'''
**''Winner:'' 2020

==Individual awards==
* Youth player of the Year in [[Danish Women's Handball League|Damehåndboldligaen]]: 2015/16, 2016/17<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/kaaringer/aarets-kvindelige-talent|title=Årets Kvindelige Talent|website=tophaandbold.dk|accessdate=13 September 2021|language=Danish}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Sports links}}

{{Denmark squad 2018 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2019 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2020 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2021 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2022 European Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2023 World Women's Handball Championship}}


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Revision as of 01:38, 10 March 2024

Mie Højlund
Personal information
Full name Mie Enggrob Højlund
Born (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26)
Voldum, Favrskov, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left back / Right back
Club information
Current club Odense Håndbold
Number 32
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2017
Randers HK
2017–
Odense Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Denmark 93 (179)
Medal record

Mie Enggrob Højlund (born 24 October 1997) is a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team.[1][2][3]

Højlund can play both right back and left back, but has said publicly, that she prefers the left back position.[4]

Club career

Højlund played on the Randers HK youth teams, and in 2014 she became a part of the senior team.[5] She scored a total of 30 goals in her debut season. In the first years she was the back up to national team player Jane Schumacher. In the fall of 2016 she became the first choice on the playmaker position. That season Randers HK won the Danish Women's Handball Cup with a surprise win over FC Midtjylland Håndbold.[6] She ended the season as the second top scorer in the league with 89 goals.[7]

This prompted a move to the Danish top club Odense Håndbold, with whom she came second in the 2017–18 Damehåndboldligaen. In 2019 she further extended the contract at Odense Håndbold until 2024. In 2021 she won the Danish Championship for the first time, as well as second Danish cup.[8]

National team career

Højlund was part of the Danish youth teams that saw succes in the middle of the 2010s. She was part of the team that won u-19 Euroes 2015 in Spain followed by the U-19 World Cup in Russia.[9] This together with her succes at Randers HK prompted national team coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen to call her up against Norway in october 2016.[10]

She was initially called up to the national team for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship, but rejected it due to exams. The next years 2017 World Women's Handball Championship she missed due to a shoulder injury.[11]

Her first major international tournament was thus the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship in France.

She was part of the Danish team that won bronze medals at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in Spain and the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark/Norway/Sweden.

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Mie Højlund Profile". Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 8 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Danmarks trup mod Frankrig". DHF. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ EHF profile
  4. ^ "Mie Højlund har fået nok: – Jeg er ret træt af at spille højre back" (in Danish). europamester.dk.
  5. ^ "Randers HK skiver med Mie Højlund" (in Danish). europamester.dk.
  6. ^ "Randers HK er pokalmestre 2016" (in Danish). europamester.dk.
  7. ^ "Statistik". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish).
  8. ^ "The Double: Odense Håndbold vinder også pokalfinalen" (in Danish). TV 2/Fyn.
  9. ^ "Danmarks gyldne talenter vinder VM-guld efter gyserafslutning" (in Danish). TV2 Denmark.
  10. ^ "LANDSHOLDSDATA/SPILLER" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation.
  11. ^ "Stortalent takker endnu engang nej til en slutrunde" (in Danish). TV 2/Fyn.
  12. ^ "Årets Kvindelige Talent". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.