Emelie Nykvist
Personal information
Born (1990-04-06) 6 April 1990
Nacka, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Nykøbing Falster
Number 3
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2014
 Skuru IK
2014–2015
 Lugi HF
2015–2020
 Nykøbing Falster
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Sweden 4 (1)

Emelie Nykvist (née Westberg, born 6 April 1990) is a Swedish handball player, who last played for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub.

She played in the Swedish U-20 national team in 2010 and scored 11 goals in the tournament. She was raised in Skuru IK. There she played with her twin sister Johanna Westberg and Nathalie Hagman. She changed club from Skuru IK to Lugi HF 2014. After that year, Emelie became a professional in Denmark and Nykøbing Falster Handball Club.[1] Here she was reunited with her sister Johanna Westberg and Nathalie Hagman 2016–2017 and together they won gold in the Danish championship that season.[2] After five years in Nykøbing Falster Handball Club, she left the club in 2020 after giving birth to her first child.[3]

Her twin sister is Johanna Westberg.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fredrik Hasselgren (2016-09-15). "Emelie Westberg trivs i storsatsande Nykøbing Falster" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. ↑ Ola Selby (2017-05-28). "Guldet till Nyköbing – 14 mål av svenskorna" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ↑ Ola Selby (2020-04-30). "Nykvist lämnar NFH – framtiden osäker" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ↑ Johan Flinck (22 November 2009). "Här är Skurus alla tvillingar" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 11 December 2017.


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