{{short description|Danish handball player (born 2002)}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Maria Wierzba | fullname = Maria Berger Wierzba | image = | caption = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Aarhus, Denmark | height = {{height|m=1.70|precision=0}} | position = Centre back | currentclub = Paris 92 | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs1 = HEI/VRI | youthyears2 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs2 = Aarhus United | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Aarhus United | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = Ringkøbing Håndbold | years4 = 2025–2026 | clubs4 = Paris 92 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = Ikast Håndbold | medaltemplates = }}
'''Maria Berger Wierzba''' (born 1 May 2002) is a Danish handball player for Paris 92 in the LFH Division 1 Féminine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk/spiller.php?id=10989|title=Maria Wierzba > DHDB|publisher=dhdb.dk|accessdate=6 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/QuiyHt_D6uqY_5cyADMAJQ/Maria-WierzbaBerger/|title=Maria Berger Wierzba – Career & Statistics|website=eurohandball.com|access-date=14 January 2026|language=en}}</ref> In February 2022, she signed an contract with Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball with immediate effect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europamester.dk/ung-aarhus-united-spiller-skifter-oejeblikkeligt-til-fransk-haandbold/|title=Ung Aarhus United-spiller skifter øjeblikkeligt til fransk håndbold|publisher=europamester.dk|date=26 February 2022|access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref>
She has represented the Danish national youth and junior team, where she participated at the 2019 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, 2021 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship and 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship in Slovenia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhf.dk/nyheder-og-presse/nyheder/u20-kvinderne-runder-vm-af-paa-flot-vis/|title=U20-kvinderne runder VM af på flot vis|publisher=Dansk Håndbold|access-date=9 August 2022|date=3 July 2022|archive-date= 9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809132503/https://www.dhf.dk/nyheder-og-presse/nyheder/u20-kvinderne-runder-vm-af-paa-flot-vis/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europamester.dk/u20-kvinder-udtaget-til-vm-i-slovenien/|title= U20-kvinder udtaget til VM i Slovenien |publisher=europamester.dk|access-date=14 January 2026|date=15 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/213586|title=Maria Berger Wierzba|publisher=Dansk Håndbold|access-date=14 January 2026}}</ref>
On 14 January 2026, Wierzba signed with Ikast Håndbold for the 2026–27 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xn--ikasthndbold-ycb.dk/en-udenlandsdansker-vender-hjem-maria-wierzba-skriver-kontrakt-med-ikast-haandbold/|title=En udenlandsdansker vender hjem – Maria Wierzba skriver kontrakt med Ikast Håndbold|website=ditikast-brande.dk|date=14 January 2026|access-date=14 January 2026|language=da}}</ref>
==Personal life== She is also the little sister of Anna Wierzba, who also plays professional handball. They have played together at both Aarhus and Toulon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aarhus.lokalavisen.dk/sport/ECE12967456/aarhusianske-haandboldsoestre-genforenet-i-frankrig/|title=Aarhusianske håndbold-søstre genforenet i Frankrig |publisher=Lokalavisen Aarhus|access-date=14 January 2026|date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
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