Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu

Elias á Skipagøtu
Elias á Skipagøtu
	Ellefsen a Skipagötu with THW Kiel in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu
Born	19 May 2002 (age 22); Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Faroese
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	THW Kiel
Number	71
Youth career
	Team
	H71
	Skanderborg Håndbold
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2019–2020	H71
2020–2023	IK Sävehof
2023–	THW Kiel
National team
Years	Team
2021–	Faroe Islands

Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (born 19 May 2002) is a Faroese professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Faroese national team.^[1]^[2]

Achievements

His mother Gunn Ellefsen is the current president of the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. His younger brother Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu is also a handball player.^[6]

He is the cousin of the handball playing siblings of Óli Mittún,^[7] Pauli Mittún,^[8] and Jana Mittún.

^ "ELLEFSEN A SKIPAGOTU, ELIAS". EHF. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "Elias Ellefsen a Skipagötu". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "2023 IHF WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED". International Handball Federation. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "HANDBOLLSLIGANS ALL-STAR TEAM 2021/22". Handbollsligan. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "All Star Team At Germany/Greece 2023 Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu är namnet". e-tidning.lokalpressen.eu. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ "Óli Mittún ny i Sävehof". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "16 ára gamli Óli Mittún gekk undan í stórsigri á Team Klaksvík". in.fo. Retrieved 8 July 2022.