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Mia Rej

Mia Rej (born 2 February 1990) is a Danish handball player for HØJ Elite. She has previously played for the Danish national team.[1][2][3]

Mia Rej Frahm
Personal information
Born (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 36)
Valby, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club HØJ Elite
Number 24
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2009
 Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold
2009–2010
 FCK Håndbold
2010–2011
 Roskilde Håndbold
2011–2014
 H 65 Höör
2014–2020
 København Håndbold
2020–2023
 Odense Håndbold
2025–2026
 HØJ Elite
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023
 Denmark 40 (90)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2021 Spain
IHF Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008 Slovakia

Career

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In the summer of 2009 she switched from the 2nd tier team Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold to FCK Håndbold.[4] In the 2010-11 season she played for Roskilde Håndbold, after which she joined Swedish H 65 Höör.[5] In her last match match for Höör in 2014 she got a cruciate ligament injury.

København Håndbold

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In 2014 she moved back to Denmark and joined København Håndbold.[6] Here she won the 2017-18 Danish Championship, the first in club history.[7]

In 2018 she tore her cruciate ligament again while playing for the Danish national team.[8]

In the 2019-20 season she was the top scorer in the ordinary season in the Danish top league, Damehåndboldligaen with 170 goals.[9]

Odense Håndbold

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The following summer she joined league rivals Odense Håndbold.[10] The same season she won the Danish Women's Handball Cup with Odense.

In the 2020-21 season, she won the Danish Championship with Odense Håndbold. This was the first title in club history.[11] The following season she won the title again.

HØJ Elite

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She initially retired in 2023, but in January 2025 she made a comeback for the Danish second tier side HØJ Elite at the age of 35.[12] Later the same season she won the 1st Division and secured promotion to the top flight.[13] In March 2025, she announced her intention to retire after the 2025-26 season.[14]

National team

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She made her debut on the national team on 9 March 2016 against Russia.[15][16]

She represented Denmark at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship, after she was added to the team to replace the injured Simone Böhme in the main round.[17][18][19]

At the 2020 European Championship, she finished 4th with the Danish team.[20]

At the 2021 World Championship she won bronze medals with the Danish team.[21]

References

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  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ "#90 Mia Rej". kbhbold.dk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "To udskiftninger i truppen mod Uruguay". dhf.dk. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Udskiftninger i dameligaen" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ↑ dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk: Mia Rej
  6. ↑ "Ligaens topscorer fortsætter hos København Håndbold". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "København Håndbold vinder første DM-guld" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Håndboldprofil ude i lang tid: Korsbåndet er revet over" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  10. ↑ "Odense Håndbold skriver kontrakt med den danske landsholdsspiller Mia Rej" (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Odense vinder første DM-guld". TV2 Sport. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Jakobsen, Sanne (30 January 2025). "Mia Rej gør comeback" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Storsatsende klub rykker op". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Rej indstiller karrieren" (in Danish). TV2. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026 – via Ritzau.
  15. ↑ "I går fik Mia Rej debut på A-landsholdet". Facebook.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Mia Rej Frahm". Dansk Håndbold Forbund. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Truppen til kvindernes VM i Japan er udtaget". Dansk Håndbold Forbund. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ↑ 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad
  19. ↑ dhf.dk: Mia Rej skiftes ind i VM-truppen, retrieved 18. November 2020
  20. ↑ "Handball-EM der Frauen: Kroatien sichert sich mit nächstem Coup über Dänemark Bronze" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Håndboldkvinder slår Spanien og tager VM-bronze". tvmidtvest.dk. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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