Simon Ernst (born 2 April 1994) is a German handball player, currently playing for SC DHfK Leipzig Handball and the German national team.DHB profile He was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Championship.
Career Ernst started at Birkesdorfer TV 1864. In 2009 he joined TSV Bayer Dormagen, where he started at the youth teams. In 2012 he started playing for the 3. Liga men's team. In 2014 he joined VfL Gummersbach on a two year deal. In 2018 he joined Füchse Berlin. Despite tearing his cruciate ligament twice in a year, his contract was extended in 2018 until 2021. In October 2019 he tore his cruciate ligament for a third time.
In 2021 he joined SC DHfK Leipzig.
Season statistics Season Team League Games Goals Penalty goals Outfield goals 2014/15 VfL Gummersbach Bundesliga 36 42 0 42 2015/16 VfL Gummersbach Bundesliga 30 85 0 85 2016/17 VfL Gummersbach Bundesliga 34 128 6 122 2017/18 VfL Gummersbach Bundesliga 6 40 4 36 2019/20 Füchse Berlin Bundesliga 8 20 0 20 2020/21 Füchse Berlin Bundesliga 38 17 0 17 2021/22 SC DHfK Leipzig Bundesliga 34 22 0 22 2022/23 SC DHfK Leipzig Bundesliga 34 57 0 57 2023/24 SC DHfK Leipzig Bundesliga 28 27 0 27 2014– Total Bundesliga 248 438 10 428 Update 04.07.2024
National team Ernst played 50 matches for various German youth national teams. In 2012 he won the U-18 European Championship with the German team and was included in the tournament all-star team as the playmaker. In 2015 he won bronze medals at the U-21 World Championship and was chosen as the best back player of the tournament.
On February 1, 2014 he debuted for the German B-national team.
On January 4, 2015 he made his debut for the German senior national team in a preparation game for the 2015 World Championship against Iceland.
At the 2016 European Championship in Poland he won gold medals with the German team, beating Spain in the final 24:17.
He was again a part of the German team at the 2022 European Championship..
At the 2023 World Championship he finished 5th with the German team.
Achievements European Championship: : 2016
Individual awards 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship All Star Team: Left back
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