Voting continues for the 2025 IHF World Player of the Year awards
04 Feb. 2026
Voting continues for the 2025 IHF World Player of the Year awards. Fans still have time to cast their votes and help decide the winners across four categories.
A large number of votes have already been cast for the 2025 IHF World Players of the Year, with voting now open across all four categories: IHF Female World Player of the Year, IHF Male World Player of the Year, IHF Young Female World Player of the Year, and IHF Young Male World Player of the Year. Fans have until 23:59 CET on Tuesday, 10 February, to register on ihf.info and make their voices heard.
Under the balanced voting system introduced in 2023, fans hold exactly one-third of the decision-making power. National team coaches from the 2025 IHF Men's and Women's World Championships provide another third, while the IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) delivers the final third. The player achieving the highest combined percentage across these groups will be crowned champion in each category.
Three nominees per category were selected by a CCM panel, evaluating performances strictly from the 2025 calendar year. Early 2026 results do not factor into eligibility or voting considerations. Complete nominee profiles and direct voting links are available here:
Registration on ihf.info is required to vote.
The race for the 2025 IHF World Player of the Year awards is already in full fledge, with three nominees announced in each of the four categories.
For the 2025 IHF Female World Player of the Year, the nominees are Bruna de Paula Almeida (Brazil), Henny Reistad (Norway) and Katrine Lunde (Norway). For the 2025 IHF Male World Player of the Year, the shortlist features Ivan Martinović (Croatia), Mathias Gidsel (Denmark) and Emil Nielsen (Denmark).
The 2025 IHF Young Female World Player of the Year nominees are Nina Dury (France), Julie Scaglione (Denmark) and Viola Leuchter (Germany), while Óli Mittún (Faroe Islands), Francisco Costa (Portugal) and Nikola Roganović (Sweden) have been selected for the 2025 IHF Young Male World Player of the Year.
You can vote here for the four categories, by simply clicking the voting cards and then cast your vote, after logging into your ihf.info profile.