Simon Ernst


Simon Ernst is a German handball player, currently playing for SC [DHfK Leipzig Handball] and the Germany men's [national handball team|German national team]. He was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Championship.

Career

Ernst started at Birkesdorfer TV 1864. In 2009 he joined TSV [Bayer Dormagen], where he started at the youth teams. In 2012 he started playing for the 3. Liga men's team. In 2014 he joined VfL Gummersbach on a two year deal. In 2018 he joined Füchse [Berlin (Handball)|Füchse Berlin]. Despite tearing his cruciate ligament twice in a year, his contract was extended in 2018 until 2021. In October 2019 he tore his cruciate ligament for a third time.
In 2021 he joined SC DHfK Leipzig.

Season statistics

''Update 04.07.2024''

National team

Ernst played 50 matches for various German youth national teams. In 2012 he won the U-18 European Championship with the German team and was included in the tournament all-star team as the playmaker. In 2015 he won bronze medals at the U-21 World Championship and was chosen as the best back player of the tournament.
On February 1, 2014 he debuted for the German B-national team.
On January 4, 2015 he made his debut for the German senior national team in a preparation game for the 2015 World Championship against Iceland.
At the 2016 European Championship in Poland he won gold medals with the German team, beating Spain in the final 24:17.
He was again a part of the German team at the 2022 European Championship.
At the 2023 World Championship he finished 5th with the German team.

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