Manuel Zehnder

{{short description|Swiss handball player}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Manuel Zehnder

| image = 2024-10-27_Handball_TVB_Stuttgart_-_SC_Magdeburg_by_mroptimax-06.jpg

| nationality = Swiss

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aarau, Switzerland

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub = SC Magdeburg

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = HSC Suhr Aarau

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2022

| clubs1 = HSC Suhr Aarau

| years2 = 2022–2024

| clubs2 = HC Erlangen

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → ThSV Eisenach

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = SC Magdeburg

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 94

}}

Manuel Zehnder is a Swiss handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the Switzerland national team.

Zehnder can play left back or centre back, and is known for his goal-scoring ability. Playing a minor role for HC Erlangen in the 2022–23 Handball-Bundesliga, he joined newly promoted Eisenach on loan for the 2023-24 season. This was a successful move, as he is currently the top goalscorer in the division.{{cite news |title=Warum Eisenach machtlos beim Verbleib des Toptorjägers ist |url=https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/warum-eisenach-machtlos-beim-verbleib-des-toptorjaegers-ist-995087 |access-date=9 February 2024 |publisher=Handball World |date=8 February 2024}} He represented his country at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.{{cite web |title=Manuel Zehnder mit der Schweiz bei der EM |url=https://www.thsv-eisenach.de/aktuelles/detail/manuel-zehnder-mit-der-schweiz-bei-der-em |website=ThSV Eisenach |access-date=9 February 2024}}