Jesper Meinby Pedersen (born 24 April 1987) is a Danish

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.

Career

He started his career at

Mors-Thy Håndbold Mors-Thy Håndbold is a handball club, based in Nykøbing Mors and Thisted, Denmark. Currently, Mors-Thy Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Sparekassen Thy Arena and Thyhallen in Thisted. It ...

, where he was promoted from the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

to the

Herrehåndboldligaen The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

in his first season. He then joined

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

, where he played for 5 years, before returning to Mors-Thy. He then joined

Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...

, where he played until 2016. He then joined French side Massy Essonne Handball for year, before returning to Aalborg Håndbold. He then played for two years at Norwegian

Drammen HK Drammen Håndballklubb is a Norwegian handball team located in Drammen, Norway. They compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway. History The club was founded on March 3, 1992. The foundation ...

. In 2020 while the Norwegian League was closed down due to

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he was loaned to Greek side

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. Here he won the

EHF European Cup The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founde ...

with the club. Afterwards he returned to Drammen, where he played until 2021. He then returned to Denmark to join

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

on a two year deal. He left KIF Kolding after his contract expired in 2023. He played 57 league matches for the team, scoring 99 goals. During his youth career, Meinby played several matches for the Danish national youth handball teams.

References

External links

Player info
at VHK.dk
EHF Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meinby, Jesper Danish male handball players Viborg HK players Aalborg Håndbold players KIF Kolding players Danish expatriate handball players in Norway Danish expatriate handball players in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 1987 births Living people 21st-century Danish sportsmen