Renārs Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.

Renārs Uščins
Personal information
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
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
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
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
Germany 13 (19)

Career edit

Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship.[1] He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.[1]

He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023,[1] which Germany won.[2]

Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2] He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.[2]

Personal life edit

His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[1]

Honours edit

Germany U21

Germany U19

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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