Max Darj

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Max Darj
File:Max Darj (cropped).jpg
Darj with the Swedish national team in 2022
Personal information
Born (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 34)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Füchse Berlin
Number 5
Youth career
Years Team
–2009
Stenungsunds HK
Senior clubs
Years Team
2009–2017
Alingsås HK
2017–2022
Bergischer HC
2022–
Füchse Berlin
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–
Sweden 125 (149)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Silver medal – second place 2018 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 August 2024

Max Darj (born 27 September 1991) is a Swedish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team.[1][2]

Club career

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Darj began his professional handball career at Swedish club Alingsås HK in 2009. He won the Swedish Championship with the club in 2014. Darj joined German club Bergischer HC in 2017. He moved to Füchse Berlin in 2022 and won the EHF European League in his debut season with the club.

Two seasons later he won the 2024-25 Handball-Bundesliga, which was the first in club history.[3] The same season he played in the 2024-25 EHF Champions League final, where Füchse lost to league rivals SC Magdeburg.[4]

International career

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Darj made his debut for the Swedish national team in 2014. He won the 2022 European Championship,[5] finished second at the 2018 European Championship and 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship with the national team. Darj represented Sweden at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Honours

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Alingsås HK

Füchse Berlin

International

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Individual

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  • Swedish Handballer of the Year: 2019[6]

References

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