Henny Reistad receive ”Women Handball Player of 2023” award in Denmark

All players in the elite league, second division and the danish pros playing abroad took part in the vote. The same winner as 2021 and 2022 emerged, Henny Reistad was crowned Women handball player of the player year.

HSF, the Danish handball player union present the prestigious award. This time in a historic context. Reistad, the quality shooter in Team Esbjerg becomes the first to lift the trophy three years in a row, according to a press statement.

After 346 goals overall in the domestic league and Champions League, the 25-year-old fought of the competition in a landslide victory. 

Ingvild Bakkerud, mvp in Ikast HB and Kristina Jørgensen, backbone in Metz HB received seven and six percent respectively. Reistad counted 64 percent among her peers.

Reistad could celebrate the prize as Team Esbjerg beat Viborg HK 34–24, including seven own goals from the 25-year-old.