Kentin Mahé
Kentin Mahé (born 22 May 1991) is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team.[1][2]
| Kentin Mahé | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahé with SG Flensburg-Handewitt in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 22 May 1991 Paris, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back/Left Wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Telekom Veszprém | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1997–1999 | AS Monaco | ||
1999–2000 | ASPTT Nice | ||
2000–2008 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
2008 | Hammarby IF | ||
2009 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2009–2011 | DHC Rheinland | ||
2011–2013 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2013–2015 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2015–2018 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2018–2024 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2024– | VfL Gummersbach | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | France | 102 | (346) |
Early life edit
Kentin Mahé was born in Paris and started to play handball at age six in AS Monaco, before briefly representing ASPTT Nice. In 2000, he moved to Germany where he grew up, due to his father Pascal Mahé, a former handball player, taking up several managerial positions in the country.[3]
His maternal grandmother is from Sweden and he lived in Stockholm for four months in 2008, aged 18, playing youth handball with then reigning national champions Hammarby IF.[3]
Career edit
Mahé returned to Germany in 2009 and made his senior debut for DHC Rheinland, before enjoying stints in VfL Gummersbach and HSV Hamburg.[3]
In 2015, he signed with the German top club SG Flensburg-Handewitt where he developed into a world class-player under the management of Ljubomir Vranjes. He joined the Hungarian club Telekom Veszprém on 1 July 2018.[3]
Achievements edit
National team edit
Domestic competitions edit
- Handball-Bundesliga:
- Gold: 2018
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Magyar Kupa
- Gold: 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual awards edit
References edit
- ^ "2017 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "EXTRA: Kentin Mahé lämnar Flensburg för Veszprém" (in Swedish). Handbollskanalen. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "EHF Champions League Men 2021/22 All-star Team awarded". European Handball Federation. 17 June 2022.
External links edit
- Kentin Mahé at the European Handball Federation
- Kentin Mahé at Olympedia
- at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Kentin Mahé at Team France (in French)