Kauldi Odriozola
| Kauldi Odriozola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
7 January 1997 Zumaia, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HBC Nantes | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2016 | Pulpo KE | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2022 | CD Bidasoa | ||
2022– | HBC Nantes | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Spain | 62 | (173) |
Kauldi Odriozola Yeregui (born 7 January 1997) is a Spanish handball player who plays for HBC Nantes and the Spanish national team.
Club career
[edit]Odriozola learned to play handball at Pulpo KE in Zumaia. For the 2016/17 season, he moved to the first division club Bidasoa Irún, for whom he scored 554 goals in 141 games in the Liga ASOBAL until the summer of 2022. After his first season, he was voted the best newcomer in the league.[1] In the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, he was voted the best right winger in the All-Star team of the Spanish league.[1]
For the 2022/23 season, Odriozola signed a four-year contract with the French club HBC Nantes.[2] In the 2022/23 season, he won the Trophée des Champions, the LNH Supercup, and the Coupe de France.[3] In 2024, he won the Coupe de France again.
International career
[edit]Odriozola made his debut for the Spanish national team on 7 April 2018 against Tunisia.[4] At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, he won the bronze medal with Spain.[5] At the 2022 European Championship, he scored three goals in five games and won the silver medal with the team.[4] At the 2022 Mediterranean Games, he won the gold medal again with Spain. He took part in a World Championship for the first time in January 2023 in Poland and Sweden.[6] He won the bronze medal with the Spanish selection for the 2023 World Championship. At the 2024 European Championship, he was injured after the second game.[7]
By July 2024, Odriozola had played 62 international matches, in which he scored 173 goals.[4]
Honors
[edit]- HBC Nantes
- Coupe de France: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Trophée des Champions: 2022–23
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hintergrund: Die Geschichte der "siete ideal"". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "HBC Nantes holt Balaguer-Ersatz aus Irun". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Le HBC Nantes bat Montpellier et décroche la deuxième Coupe de France de son histoire". Ouest-France. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "KAULDI ODRIOZOLA YEREGUI". www.rfebm.com.
- ^ "Bronce para los Hispanos en Tarragona 2018". www.sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Los ocho debutantes de España serán nueve". as.com. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "La mala fortuna se ceba con los Hispanos". www.rfebm.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kauldi Odriozola at the European Handball Federation
- Kauldi Odriozola at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Zumaia
- Spanish male handball players
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Spain
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Handball players from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa
- Spanish expatriate handball players in France
- HBC Nantes players
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in handball
- CD Bidasoa Irun players