Jamina Caroline Roberts (born 28 May 1990) is a Swedish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player for

Ikast Håndbold Ikast Håndbold is a Danish professional women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991. History The club was founded as ''Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling'' on 20 June ...

and the Swedish national team. As of 2024 she has the second most caps for the Swedish national team ever, and the most of any active players. She competed at the

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and

2024 Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

. At the

2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7 to 19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist ...

she reached the final and won a silver medal with the Swedish team.

Career

Roberts started at Swedish club

IK Sävehof Idrottsklubben Sävehof better known as IK Sävehof is a Sweden, Swedish professional handball club located in Partille Municipality, Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partille Arena which has a capacity of 4,000. Women's team The ...

, where she won the Swedish championship 6 times, every season between her debut in 2009 and 2014. In 2014 she switched to Danish club

TTH Holstebro TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena. History The club was founded on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 a ...

. Here she played with her former teammates

Linn Blohm Linn Blohm (born 20 May 1992) is a Swedish professional handballer who plays as a line player for Győri ETO KC and the Swedish national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2024, 2025 **''Silver medalist'': 2022 * EHF Cup / ...

and

Nathalie Hagman Nathalie Mari Hagman (born 19 July 1991) is a Swedish handball player for SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball), SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea and the Sweden women's national handball team, Swedish national handball team. She played her first match for Sweden ...

. After two seasons in Denmark, her club was in economic trouble and could not extend her contract, and therefore she returned to her old club, IK Sävehof. In 2017 she joined Hungarian side

Érd HC Érd NK is a Hungarian women's handball club from Érd, that play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NBI) after gained promotion in 2010. In the 2011–12 season Érd finished fourth in the NBI after losing the third place playoff series 1–2 against ...

for a single season, before joining Danish club

Randers HK Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They competes in the Danish 1st Division for the 2024/25 season and plays their home matches in Arena Randers. History Randers HK was founded in 1996 as a collaborative effort ...

. In 2020 she returned to Sweden for a third stint at

. From 2022 to 2025 she was at Norwegian club

Vipers Kristiansand Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001. They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending ...

, where she won the EHF Champions League 2022/2023. She left following the

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of the club. Afterwards she joined Danish side

Private Life

Roberts is part Aruban through her father, the bodybuilder James Roberts. Her younger brother, Kelvin Roberts, is also a handball player. She has been in a relationship with the fellow Swedish handballer Emil Berggren since 2010. In 2020 they had a daughter together.

Achievements

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **''Winner: 2023'' * EHF-Cup: **''Winner: 2015'' *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: **''Winner: 2016'' *

Carpathian Trophy The Carpathian Trophy () is an annual men's and women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation The Romanian Handball Federation () (FRH) is the governing body of handball in Romania. It is based in Bucharest. FR ...

: **''Winner'':

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* Swedish League: **''Winner: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022'' * Norwegian League: **''Winner: 2022/2023, 2023/2024'' *

Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

: **''Winner: 2022/23, 2023/24'' Best player in the Norwegian woman handball league 22/23

Individual awards

* All-Star Left back of the Olympic Games:

* Swedish Female Handballer of the Year: 2022, 2023

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Jamina 1990 births Living people Swedish female handball players Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swedish people of Aruban descent Handball players from Gothenburg Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish expatriate handball players in Hungary Olympic handball players for Sweden IK Sävehof players TTH Holstebro players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Swedish sportswomen Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark Expatriate handball players in Norway