Sarah Bouktit (born 27 August 2002)[1] is a French female handball player for Metz Handball and the French national team.[2]
| Sarah Bouktit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Bouktit in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 August 2002 Mont-Saint-Martin, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Metz Handball | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2020 | Metz Handball | ||
2020–2021 | Fleury Loiret HB | ||
2021–2026 | Metz Handball | ||
2026– | Győri ETO KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | France | 60 | (152) |
She represented France in the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, where she received silver.[3] She was awarded to the All-Star Team, as best line player of the tournament.[4]
In March 2022, she was called up to the France team for the qualifying matches for 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.[citation needed] Her debut at the senior national team came at the age of 19, on 3 March 2022 during the victory against Croatia.[citation needed]
For the 2025 World Championship she won bronze medals losing to Germany in the semifinal and beating Netherlands after extra time in the bronze final.[5] She was selected for the All Star Team of the tournament and was the French top scorer with 44 goals.[6][7]
During the EHF Champions League 2025-26, she came 2nd in the topscorer title (with 125 goals). During the final 4 she scored a total of 20 goals, with 12 of them being in the final against Győri ETO KC.[8]
Personal life
editBorn in France, Bouktit is of Algerian descent.[9]
Achievements
edit- Olympic Games:
- Silver: 2024
- World Championship:
- Winner: 2023
- Bronze: 2025
- Youth European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2019
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2026
- Bronze: 2022
Individual awards
edit- MVP of the EHF Champions League Final Four: 2026[10]
- All Star Line Player of the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship[7]
- EHF Excellence Awards: Pivot of the Season 2023/24[11]
- All-Star Team Line player of the Youth European Championship: 2019
References
edit- ↑ "Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "DHDb > Sarah Bouktit". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk.
- ↑ "2019 W17 EHF EURO – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Golden generations: Hungary also win W17 EHF EURO". EHF. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "Extra-time thriller sees France clinch podium place". international Handball Federation. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Top goalscorer" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- 1 2 "2025 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star team". ihf.info. IHF. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". EHF. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sports. Sarah et Assia Bouktit, une affaire de famille". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
- ↑ "Metz stun Györ in Raiffeisen Bank EHF FINAL4 2026 final". EHF. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players". EHF. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
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- Sarah Bouktit at the International Handball Federation (archived)
- Sarah Bouktit at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Sarah Bouktit at the Ligue Féminine de Handball (in French)
- Sarah Bouktit at Olympics.com
- Sarah Bouktit at Équipe de France (in French)
- Sarah Bouktit at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sarah Bouktit on Instagram
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