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Viola Leuchter

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Viola Leuchter
Personal information
Born (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)
Hamburg, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Bayer Leverkusen
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
2018-2019
BTB Aachen
2019-2024
Bayer Leverkusen
2024–
HB Ludwigsburg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
Germany 16 (41)
Medal record
Youth European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Montenegro

Viola Leuchter (born 15 July 2004) is a German female handball player for Bayer Leverkusen and the German national team.[1][2] She will join HB Ludwigsburg for the 2024/25 season.[3]

Leuchter made her international debut on the German national team on 3 March 2023 against Hungary. Later that year, she represented Germany at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark/Sweden/Norway.[4][5] At the same occasion, Leuchter was elected as the best young player of the tournament.[6]

Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ DHB profile
  3. ^ www.sgladies.de, "SG BBM verpflichtet deutsches Toptalent Viola Leuchter", 23 January 2024
  4. ^ "Mareike Thomaier neu beim Team" (in German). handball.net. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 IHF Women's World Championship: All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Hungary overpower Germany to claim W17 EHF EURO 2021 title". EHF. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ^ handball-world.news: Viola Leuchter erhält Auszeichnung bei Handball-WM der Frauen, 18 December 2023
  9. ^ www.ihf.info, „LEUCHTER SEES “BEST YOUNG PLAYER POWERED BY LIDL” AWARD CELEBRATED IN PACKED ARENA IN COLOGNE“, 25 January 2024
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