Karl Erik Edvin Wallinius (born 14 January 1999) is a Swedish professional

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

Ribe-Esbjerg HH Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the ...

and the Swedish national team.

Career

Wallinius started his career at

Lugi HF Lugi HF is a professional handball team from Lund, Sweden. Both the men's and women's teams play in the top division in 2023–24, Handbollsligan and Handbollsligan (women's). Sports Hall information *Name: – Sparbanken Skåne Arena *City: ...

where he played until 2021. His breakthrough year was the 2019-2020, where he scored 131 goals for the club. In 2021 he signed for French team

Montpellier HB Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a professional handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. History The team was founded as ...

. After a single season at Montpellier he joined German

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...

on a 5 year deal. Here he won the German

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

in 2023 and the German Supercup in 2022 and 2023. In November 2024 he left Kiel for Danish club

National team

In October 2021 he became a part of the national team. He debuted for the team in November 2021 against Poland. In 2022 he played at his first major international tournament, when he was part of the team that won the 2022 European Championship. At the

2023 World Men's Handball Championship The 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 28th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023. Denmark men's national handba ...

he was initially part of the Swedish squad, but he had to withdraw due to knee injuries. He was replaced by Olle Forsell Schefvert.

Achievements

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

** : 2023 *

DHB-Supercup The DHB-Supercup (English: German Handball Supercup) is an handball tournament held annually between the Handball-Bundesliga champions and the DHB-Pokal champion. Results Total titles won See also * Handball-Bundesliga * DHB-Pokal The DHB- ...

** : 2022, 2023

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* 1999 births Living people Swedish male handball players Handball players from Lund Lugi HF players Montpellier Handball players THW Kiel players Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany Handball-Bundesliga players Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Sweden Swedish expatriate handball players in France Swedish expatriate handball players in Denmark 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub