Felix Niklas Claar (born 5 January 1997) is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team. He has won nine titles at club level playing for teams in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Claar made his international debut on the Swedish national team in June 2017 in a match against Poland. With the national team, he won the 2022 European Championship, finished second at the 2021 World Championship, and placed third at the 2024 European Championship.
Career Claar began playing handball in his hometown club Norrköping HK. In 2013 he joined Alingsås HK. At the age of 16 he made his senior debut in the Elitserien. In his first season he won the Swedish Championship.
In the summer of 2020 he joined the Danish reigning champions Aalborg Håndbold. In his first season at the club, he reached the Champions League final, where Aalborg lost to FC Barcelona 23-36. Only days later he won the Danish Championship final. In this match he was the topscorer with 9 goals.
In the 2021/2022 he was in the Danish league all star team.
For the 23/24 season he joined German Bundesliga side SC Magdeburg on a three year contract. In his first season at the club, he won both the DHB-Pokal and the German Championship.
Having played for most Swedish youth teams, Claar debuted for the Swedish national team on June 8th 2017 in a match against Poland. His first major tournament was the 2021 World Cup in Egypt. Here he reached the final, where Sweden lost to Denmark.
Honours
Club Danish Handball League: Winner: 2021 Runner-up: 2022, 2023 EHF Champions League: Winner:2025 Runner-up: 2021 IHF Super Globe: Winner: 2023 Bronze medal: 2021 Handball-Bundesliga: Winner: 2024,2026 DHB-Pokal: Winner: 2024 Danish Handball Cup: Winner: 2021 Runner-up: 2020 Danish Super Cup: Winner: 2020, 2021, 2022 Handbollsligan: Winner: 2014 Runner-up: 2019
International
World Men's Handball Championship: : 2021 European Men's Handball Championship: : 2022 : 2024
Individual EHF Excellence Awards: Left Back of the Season 2024/25 EHF Excellence Awards: Centre Back of the Season 2023/24 Swedish Handballer of the Year: 2024 All-Star Team Danish League: 2021–22 All-Star Team Handbollsligan: 2019–20 Most valuable player (MVP) of the Handbollsligan: 2018–19, 2019–20 Årets komet: 2016
References
External links
Felix Claar at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics