Renārs Uščins
| Renārs Uščins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Uščins with Germany in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 April 2002 Cēsis, Latvia | ||
| Nationality | Latvian, German | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2015 | SG Kühnau | ||
2015–2021 | SC Magdeburg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020–2021 | SC Magdeburg II | ||
2021–2022 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2021 | → Bergischer HC (loan) | ||
2022– | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2022–2023 | TSV Burgdorf II | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 30 | (123) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2025 | |||
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Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.
Club career
Uščins started playing handball at SG Kühnau in Dessau as his father played for 2. Bundesliga team Dessau-Roßlauer HV. When he was 13 years old he joined SC Magdeburg,[1] where he played for the Magdeburg 2nd team in the 3. Liga.
In February 2021 he joined Bergischer HC on loan.[2]
In the 2021–22 season he was a part of the Magdeburg first team, where he won the German Championship.
For the 2022–23 season he joined TSV Hannover-Burgdorf on a permanent deal.[3] In 2025 he was named the best young player in the world by IHF.[4]
International career
Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship.[5] He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.[5]
He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023,[5] which Germany won.[6]
Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[6] He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.[6]
Personal life
His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[5]
Honours
Germany U21
Germany U19
Individual
References
- ^ "20201301_Lettland_Trainergeschichte". www.dhb.de (in German). German Handball Association. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Renars Uscins bis zum Saisonende beim Bergischen HC" [Renars Uscins until the end of the season at Bergischer HC]. bhc06.de (in German). Bergischer HC. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "TSV Hannover-Burgdorf schnappt sich deutsches Top-Talent aus Magdeburg" [TSV Hannover-Burgdorf picks up German top talent from Magdeburg] (in German). handball-world.news. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Gidsel, Uscins, Reistad and Simon clinch the 2024 IHF Player of the Year awards". International Handball Federation. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e ""Recke" Uscins: Deutschlands Hoffnungsträger bei der U21-Handball-WM" ["Recke" Uscins: Germany's hope for the U21 Handball World Championship]. NDR (in German). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Weber, Nils (28 January 2024). "Nobody sticht Weltstars aus: Renars Uscins wird zum heimlichen Star der Handball-WM" [Nobody outshines world stars: Renars Uscins becomes the secret star of the World Handball Championship]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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