Full name Jóhan á Plógv Hansen Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Current club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Team Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | Nationality Faroese/Danish Playing position Number 10 | |
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Born 1 May 1994 (age 22)
Thórshavn, Faroe Islands ( 1994-05-01 ) | ||
Jóhan á Plógv Hansen (born 1 May 1994) is a Faroese/Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. He has previously represented Faroe Islands national team, but due to the structure of the Danish Realm Greenlandic and Faeroese players can themselves decide which national team they wish to represent. As Johan Hansen had already played for Faroe Islands national team, his wishes about representing the Danish national team resulted in a two-year suspension from international handball. Former Danish national coach Ulrik Wilbek expressed that he hoped and wished for Jóhan Hansen to change his nationality in order to be available for various Danish national team.
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Club career
Hansen started his handball career with the faroese club Kyndil in Thórshavn at the age of 4. He played football alongside his handball and made the cut for the Faroe Island U17 national footballteam. However, in the end he decided to stick with handball.
Skanderborg Håndbold
In 2010 he was selected to join SHEA - Skanderborg Håndbold Elite Academy and moved to Denmark shortly after turning 16 years old.
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
On 3 March 2015 it was announced that Johan Hansen would join Bjerringbro-Silkeborg on a three-year contract, starting at the 2015-16 season. The transfer meant that Johan Hansen was bought free of his contract with Skanderborg Håndbold, with whom he had one year left on his contract.
National team career
In 2012 he represented Faroe Islands in the 2012 EHF Challenge Trophy. They made it all the way to final, where they lost to Moldovia.
Jóhan á Plógv Hansen won silver with the Danish national U21 handball team in 2015 in Brazil. He was chosen as one of the best players and became one of the All Star team as the best right wing player.
On May 29, 2015 he was called up to the Danish national team as a part of the squard in the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification. He made debut for the Danish national team on the 10th of June 2015 in a match against Lithuania.