Kelly Dulfer (born 21 March 1994) is a Dutch handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3][4] She normally plays left back, but is known to be a very versatile player.

Kelly Dulfer
Dulfer in 2018
Personal information
Born (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30)
Schiedam, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Győri ETO KC
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2009
HV Ventura
2009–2014
RKHV Quintus
2014–2015
SERCODAK Dalfsen
2015–2017
VfL Oldenburg
2017–2019
København Håndbold
2019–2021
Borussia Dortmund
2021–2024
SG BBM Bietigheim
2024–
Győri ETO KC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
Netherlands 196 (314)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2018 France
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 November 2024

She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.[5][6]

Career

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Dulfer started playing handball at HV Ventura. In 2012 she joined HV Quintus and a year later she joined HV DOS.

In the 2014-15 season she played for SERCODAK Dalfsen, where she won the Dutch League and Dutch cup.[7]

The season after she joined German Bundesliga team VfL Oldenburg.[8] In two seasons at the club she played 51 Bundesliga games, scoring 182 gaols.

In 2017 she joined Danish side København Håndbold.[9][10] In 2018 she won the Danish Championship; the first title in the history of the club.

In the summer of 2019 she returned to Germany to join Borussia Dortmund.[11] Here she won the 2021 German championship. In summer 2021 she joined league rivals SG BBM Bietigheim.[12] Here she won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 DHB Supercup, the 2022, 2023 and 2024 German championship, the 2022 European League and the 2023 DHB-Pokal.

In 2024 she joined Hungarian side Győri ETO KC.[13]

National team

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Dulfer debuted for the Dutch national team on October 23rd 2013 against Italy, while still playing in the Netherlands.

She competed for the national team in the 2013 Møbelringen Cup in Norway.[14][15] She represented the Netherlands at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where she was selected to play the position of centre back on the Dutch team.[16] She made her World Championship debut in the opening match against the Dominican Republic, and scored one goal in the game, which was won 44–21 by the "Oranje" team.[17][18]

In 2012, she played at the Women's Youth World Handball Championship in Montenegro, where the Dutch team placed tenth.[19][20]

At the 2015 World Championship and 2016 European Championship she won silver medals with the Dutch team on both occations.[21][22]

At the 2016 Olympics she was also in the Dutch team.[23]

At the 2018 European championship she won bronze medals with the Dutch team and was selected for the tournament all-star team as best defender. During the tournament she played mainly as a pivot instead her normal back position.[24]

Her greatest achivement came at the 2019 World Championship in Japan, where she and the Netherlands won gold medals, beating Spain in the final 30:29[6][25]

At the 2020 Olympics she was also part of the Dutch team.[26] At the 2023 World Championship she finished 5th with the Dutch team, scoring 13 goals.[27]

Private life

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Dulfer is the daughter of the Dutch international cricketers Eric Dulfer and Ingrid Keijzer.

Achievements

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National team

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Domestic competitions

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International competitions

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Individual awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Selectie Nationaal Team Dames" [National Team Women Selection] (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Kelly Dulfer". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Kelly Dulfer". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ Verver, Gerard R (30 October 2013). "Kelly Dulfer maakt debuut in Oranje" [Kelly Dulfer makes debut in Oranje]. Nieuwe Stadsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  7. ^ "Kelly Dulfer voor 3 jaar naar Kobenhaven handbold" (in Dutch). handbalstartpunt.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Kelly Dulfer wechselt zum VfL" [Kelly Dulfer transfers to VfL] (in German). VfL Oldenburg. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Kelly Dulfer". spox.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Oldenburgerin Dulfer wechselt nach Dänemark" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Borussia Dortmund landet Transfer-Coup - EM-Star Kelly Dulfer wechselt zum BVB" (in German). ruhrnachrichten.de. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  12. ^ ""Absolute Wunschspielerin": SG BBM Bietigheim gibt Verpflichtung von Kelly Dulfer bekannt" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  13. ^ ""Keine leichte Entscheidung" - Kelly Dulfer wird Bietigheim zum Saisonende verlassen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Team Netherlands Møbelringen Cup 2013". handball.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Kelly Dulfer sluit aan bij Oranje" [Kelly Dulfer joins the Dutch national team]. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  16. ^ "Handbalselectie fit voor WK" [Handball selection fit for World Cup]. De Stentor (in Dutch). 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  17. ^ "Oranje start WK in Servië met ruime winst" [Orange starts World Cup in Serbia with big win]. Handbal.nl (in Dutch). Nederlands Handbal Verbond. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  18. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Denmark World Champions after last second goal in final thriller against Russia". International Handball Federation. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  20. ^ "IV Women's Youth World Championship in MNE. Netherlands–Korea; Match Number 56" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  21. ^ "Meisjes bleiben Oldenburg treu" (in German). VfL Oldenburg. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Nur Weltmeister stoppt Oranje" [Only World Champion stops 'Oranje'] (in German). nwzonline.de. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Kelly Dulfer greift nach Medaille" (in German). nwzonline.de. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Neun Spielerinnen aus neun Nationen - auch deutsche Nationalspielerin im All-Star-Team" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Holland er verdensmester for første gang" [Netherlands are world champions for the first time ever] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  26. ^ ihf.info: Cumulative Statistics, retrieved 31 December 2021
  27. ^ ihf.info: 26th IHF Women’s World Championship: Netherlands, retrieved 30. December 2023
  28. ^ "Stalwarts of nine teams make the EHF Euro 2018 All-Star Team". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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