Emil Mellegård
{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Emil Mellegård
| image =
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|11|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| height = 1.95 m
| position = Left wing
| currentclub = HØJ Elite
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = Kärra HF
| years1 = 2013–2020
| clubs1 = Redbergslids IK
| years2 = 2020–2024
| clubs2 = HSG Wetzlar
| years3 = 2024–2025
| clubs3 = HØJ Elite
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Paris Saint-Germain
| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalteam1 = Sweden
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 29
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalGold|2022 Hungary/Slovakia|}}
}}
Emil Mellegård (born 6 November 1997) is a Swedish professional handballer for HØJ Elite in the Danish 1st division, the second tier of Danish handball. He has also played for the Swedish national team.{{cite web |title=MELLEGÅRD, EMIL |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/yPhTwGzZxR0MYiPbZplYbw/emil-mellegard/ |website=EHF |access-date=5 March 2024}}
Career
Mellegård began his senior career with Redbergslids IK, the twenty-times winners of the Handbollsligan, however during his time there they won no silverware. The best achievement of Mellegård's career was being selected for, and winning, the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship with Sweden, a tournament where he featured in eight matches.{{cite web |title=Mellegård tar sista platsen i svenska EM-truppen |url=https://handbollslandslaget.se/herr/mellegard-tar-sista-platsen-i-svenska-em-truppen/ |website=Handbollslandslaget |access-date=5 March 2024}} It was announced in December 2023 that he would leave Wetzlar at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite news |title=HSG Wetzlar holt Zacharias: Mellegard geht |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-12/28/hsg-wetzlar-holt-zacharias-mellegard-geht |access-date=5 March 2024 |publisher=Zeit Online |date=28 December 2023}} In the 2024-25 season he was promoted with HØJ Elite to the Danish Herrehåndboldligaen.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-04-12-hans-lindberg-og-hoej-rykker-op-i-ligaen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Hans Lindberg og HØJ rykker op i ligaen|author=Mikkel Bruun Christensen|date=12 April 2025|access-date=12 April 2025|language=da}}
Personal life
His cousins Pontus Mellegård and Olivia Mellegård are also professional handball players. The latter is a national team player for the Sweden women's national handball team.
References
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{{Sweden squad 2022 European Men's Handball Championship}}
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Category:Swedish male handball players
Category:Handball-Bundesliga players
Category:Swedish expatriate handball players in Germany
Category:Handball players from Gothenburg