{{Short description|Danish handball player (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Mathias Gidsel | image = 2025-06-01 Mathias Gidsel by mroptimax.jpg | caption = Gidsel in 2025 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|2|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Skjern, Denmark | nationality = Danish | height = 1.90 m | position = Right back | currentclub = Füchse Berlin | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | youthclubs1 = Skjern Håndbold | youthyears2 = 2014–2017 | youthclubs2 = GOG Håndbold | years1 = 2017–2022 | clubs1 = GOG Håndbold | years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = Füchse Berlin | nationalyears1 = 2020– | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 109 | nationalgoals1 = 676 | ntupdate = 21 March 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalGold|2021 Egypt|}} {{MedalGold|2023 Poland/Sweden|}} {{MedalGold|2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway|}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championship}} {{MedalGold|2026 Denmark/Norway/Sweden|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Germany|}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Hungary/Slovakia|}} {{MedalCompetition|Youth World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Georgia|}} }}
'''Mathias Gidsel''' (born 8 February 1999) is a Danish professional handball player who plays as a right back for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. He is considered one of the best players of all time and is the first player to win the IHF World Player of the Year award three years in a row (2023, 2024, 2025), a three-time IHF World Champion (2021, 2023, 2025), and an Olympic gold medalist (2024). At the 2025 World Championship, he was named MVP and top scorer with 74 goals, helping extend Denmark's streak to four consecutive titles. Renowned for his exceptional shooting efficiency, high-volume scoring, and extraordinary stamina, Gidsel has been described as a "machine" by peers and coaches.<ref name="mental">{{cite web |date=20 March 2025 |title=Mathias Gidsel: 'I first had to learn that I am a human and not a machine' |url=https://handball-planet.com/mathias-gidsel-i-first-had-to-learn-that-i-am-a-human-and-not-a-machine/ |access-date=28 October 2025 |website=Handball-Planet.com}}</ref><ref name="knorr">{{cite web |date=12 April 2025 |title=German handball star profile praises Mathias Gidsel: 'He is a machine' |url=https://www.flashscore.dk/news/handball-bundesliga-german-handball-star-profile-praises-mathias-gidsel-he-is-a-machine/bT51DzpJ/ |access-date=28 October 2025 |website=Flashscore.dk}}</ref>
==Early life== Gidsel attended Oure Efterskole at the age of 15, where he focused on developing his handball skills. Although he initially planned to stay for one year, he remained for five years, during which he attracted the attention of Danish club GOG Håndbold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel |url=https://www.hbold.dk/mathias-gidsel/ |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=Hbold.dk |language=da}}</ref>
==Career== ===GOG Håndbold=== Gidsel joined GOG Håndbold in 2014 while still attending Oure Efterskole. In 2017, he was promoted to the first team, where he established himself as a key player. He finished as runner-up in the Danish Championship on two occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel extends with GOG |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/mathias-gidsel-extends-with-gog/ |access-date=1 November 2025 |publisher=Handball Planet |language=en}}</ref> When he played youth handball, several coaches had concerns about his size, and suggested retraining him to a wing-player. He did however continue as a back.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herrelandsholdet/fem-aar-siden-vejede-gidsel-67-kilo-og-spillede-paa-2-holdet-nu|publisher=Danmarks Radio|title=For fem år siden vejede Gidsel 67 kilo og spillede på 2. holdet: Nu viser landsholdsspilleren, at de ’bedrevidende’ tog fejl|access-date=19 March 2026|date=4 November 2020|language=da}}</ref>
In 2021, he was awarded {{lang|da|Årets Fund}} (Breakthrough of the Year), a prize given by the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark, Team Danmark, and ''Politiken''. He became the first handball player to receive the award since 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2021 |title=Ekspert jubler over Gidsel-kåring: – Det var uden konkurrence |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2021-12-29-ekspert-jubler-over-gidsel-kaaring-det-var-uden-konkurrence |access-date=16 January 2025 |publisher=TV 2 Denmark |language=da}}</ref>
In January 2022, Gidsel suffered a knee ligament injury that kept him out for most of the season.<ref name="ugeavisen">{{Cite news |date=11 January 2023 |title=Ramt af to alvorlige skader i 2022 |url=https://ugeavisen.dk/sport/ramt-af-to-alvorlige-skader-i-2022 |access-date=18 September 2025 |publisher=Ugeavisen |language=da}}</ref> He returned in May and contributed to GOG winning the 2021–22 Danish Championship.<ref name=ugeavisen/>
===Füchse Berlin=== After debuting for the Danish national team, he joined German side Füchse Berlin,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Mathias Gidsel to join Fuchse Berlin |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/mathias-gidsel-to-join-fuchse-berlin/ |access-date=28 October 2025 |publisher=Handball-Planet.com}}</ref> where he signed a contract until 2028 with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2022 |title=Mathias Gidsel ist ein Berliner - bis 2028! |url=https://fuechse.berlin/o.red.r/news.php?id=6800 |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=Füchse Berlin |language=de |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817100214/https://fuechse.berlin/o.red.r/news.php?id=6800 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With the club, he won the 2022/23 EHF European League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Füchse Berlin Win EHF European League Against BM Granollers |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-4-152184.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=handball-world.news |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528175812/https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-4-152184.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, he scored the second-most goals overall with 263, but the most excluding penalties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2025 |title=Mathias Gidsel nærmer sig mytisk rekord i Bundesligaen |url=https://sport.dk/haandbold/mathias-gidsel-naermer-sig-mytisk-rekord-i-bundesligaen |access-date=2 November 2025 |publisher=sport.dk}}</ref> In 2025, he extended his contract until 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Artmann Haugaard |first=Mads |date=9 February 2025 |title=Gidsel forlænger med Füchse Berlin |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-09-gidsel-forlaenger-med-fuchse-berlin |access-date=9 February 2025 |publisher=TV2 Danmark |language=da}}</ref> The same year, he was named IHF World Player of the Year for the second time in his career.<ref name="IHF2025">{{Cite web |date=28 March 2025 |title=Gidsel, Uscins, Reistad and Simon clinch the 2024 IHF Player of the Year awards |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gidsel-uscins-reistad-and-simon-clinch-2024-ihf-player-year-awards |access-date=28 March 2025 |publisher=International Handball Federation |language=en}}</ref> In the 2024–25 season, he broke the record for most open-play goals scored in a single Bundesliga season with 264 goals.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Patrick Andersen |date=6 June 2025 |title=Gidsel slår vild Bundesliga-rekord inden guldkamp |url=https://hbold.dk/gidsel-slar-vild-bundesliga-rekord-inden-guldkamp |access-date=6 June 2025 |publisher=Hbold.dk |language=da}}</ref> That season, he won the 2024–25 Handball-Bundesliga, which was the first in club history.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2025 |title=40 Minuten Rückstand: Füchse nach hartem Kampf deutscher Meister |url=https://www.handball-world.news/spiel/r-n-loewen-gegen-berlin-2025-handball-bundesliga-4950501/bericht |access-date=8 June 2025 |publisher=Handball-World |language=de}}</ref> The same season, he played in the 2024–25 EHF Champions League final, where Füchse lost to league rivals SC Magdeburg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magdeburg win all-German final to take third title |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/magdeburg-win-all-german-final-to-take-third-title/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=eurohandball.com}}</ref> In 2025 he was named the Danish Sports Name of the Year, which was the first time a handball player won it as an individual.<ref name=sportsnavn /> In 2026 he was named IHF Player of the year, and became the first player ever to win the award three times in a row.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/gidsel-bliver-historisk-er-verdens-bedste-tredje-aar-i-traek|publisher=Danmarks Radio|title=Gidsel kåret som verdens bedste for tredje år i træk|date=13 February 2026|access-date=13 February 2026|language=da}}</ref>
He plays in number 19 because of his admiration of the French player Luc Abalo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2025 |title=Fransk legende årsag til Gidsels valg af nummer på trøjen |url=https://hbold.dk/fransk-legende-arsag-til-gidsels-valg-nummer-trojen |access-date=27 February 2025 |publisher=hbold.dk |language=da}}</ref>
===National team=== Gidsel debuted for the Danish national team on 7 November 2020 against Finland, where he scored 3 goals.<ref name="eurohandball">{{cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/zNNV4MTuxI13Pq9C77tyFA/mathias-gidsel/ |access-date=28 October 2025 |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref> His first major tournament was at the 2021 World Cup where he became a world champion with the Danish team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2021 |title=Danmark er verdensmester! |trans-title=Denmark are World Champions! |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/vm/danmark-er-verdensmester |publisher=dr.dk |language=DA}}</ref> His first match at a major tournament was against Bahrain, where he scored 10 goals, which was the record for the most goals for a major tournament debutant ever for the Danish national team,<ref>{{cite web |author=Asbjørn Hjøris Schmidt |date=15 January 2021 |title=Kongen af Kairo: 21-årige Gidsel med historisk slutrundedebut |trans-title=King of Cairo: 21 year old Gidsel in historic major tournament debut |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/vm/kongen-af-kairo-21-aarige-gidsel-med-historisk-slutrundedebut |access-date=16 January 2021 |publisher=DR.dk |language=DA}}</ref> although he did only hold the record for 6 days when Emil Manfeldt Jakobsen scored 12 against Japan. In that tournament, he was included in the All Star team and the Danish handball expert Lars Krogh Jeppesen called him the best Danish player at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nørgaard |first=Malte |date=1 February 2021 |title=De endelige karakterer. Kometen var bedste dansker til VM |trans-title=The final grades. The comet was the best Dane at the World Cup |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/vm/de-endelige-karakterer-kometen-var-bedste-dansker-til-vm |publisher=DR.dk |language=DA}}</ref>
At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Gidsel won the MVP award, while winning silver medals with the Danish team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2021 |title=Tokyo 2020 Men's All-Star Team |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/olympic-games-tokyo-2020---mens-tournament/20351/news/65461 |access-date=14 August 2021 |publisher=ihf.info}}</ref>
He won gold medals at the 2023 World Championship with the Danish team. He was the top scorer at the tournament with 60 goals.<ref name="IHF-TopScorers">{{Cite web |title=IHF Top Scorers Statistics World Championships |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/28th-ihf-mens-world-championship-2023-polandsweden/101253/statistics/top-scorers |access-date=20 January 2024 |publisher=ihf.info}}</ref>
At 2024 European Championship he was the joint top scorer together with Portugal's Martim Costa with 54 goals, and was in the all star team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EHF Euro 2024: Individual statistics |url=https://res.ehf.eu/doxtore/TLCEQLGQDD/_AI6V3rTw7ARBQahIzFsAYIZ1H5pozFs__QCHAt7mtg |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=EHF}}</ref> Denmark did however only win silver medals, losing to France in the final after extra time.<ref>[https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2024/matches/details/202411010101065/france-denmark/ Euro 2024 Final match report - EHF]</ref>
At the 2024 Olympics he won Olympic gold with the Danish team and won the MVP once again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fonager |first=Olav |date=11 August 2024 |title=Gidsel får plads på OL's officielle All Star-hold |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/kort-nyt/gidsel-faar-plads-paa-ols-officielle-all-star-hold |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=tvmidtvest.dk |language=DA}}</ref> Additionally he was the top scorer with 62 goals, which is the record for most goals at an Olympic tournament, beating the record of his teammate Mikkel Hansen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fonager |first=Olav |date=11 August 2024 |title=Gidsel slår OL-rekord |trans-title=Gidsel breaks Olympic record |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/kort-nyt/gidsel-slaar-ol-rekord |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=tvmidtvest.dk |language=DA}}</ref>
At the 2025 World Championship he won his third World Championship gold medal in a row, and was top scorer at the tournament.<ref name="topscorer2025">{{cite web |title=29th IHF Men's Handball World Championship - Goalscorers |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/29th-ihf-mens-world-championship-2025/177649/statistics/top-scorers |access-date=19 April 2025 |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref><ref name="ihf2025mvp">{{cite web |date=2 February 2025 |title=Gidsel named MVP, as 2025 IHF Men's World Championship All-Star team announced |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gidsel-named-mvp-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship-all-star-team-announced |access-date=28 October 2025 |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref>
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France's 'Les Experts'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/matches/details/202611010101065/Denmark-Germany|publisher=European Handball Federation|title=Euro 2026 Final - Match Report|date=1 February 2026|access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> He was selected to tournament MVP, and was the top scorer with 68 goals. This was the most goals for a single player at any European Championship, taking the record from Norwegian Sander Sagosen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2026-02-01-gidsel-slaar-em-rekord-sagosen-er-imponeret|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Gidsel slår EM-rekord – Sagosen er imponeret|date=1 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=da}}</ref> He also played the most minutes at the tournament and had the second most assists with 56.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2026-02-01-her-er-statistikkerne-fra-em-danskere-med-i-toppen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Her er statistikkerne fra EM – danskere med i toppen|date=1 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=da|author=Mathias Sørensen}}</ref>
==Honours== * '''German League''': ** ''Winner'': 2025 * '''Danish League''': ** ''Winner'': 2022 * '''Danish Cup''': ** ''Winner'': 2019 * '''DHB-Pokal''' ** ''Winner'': 2026<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel jubler efter pokaltriumf: |website=Hbold |date=19 April 2026 |url=https://hbold.dk/mathias-gidsel-jubler-efter-pokaltriumf-jeg-er-stolt/ |language=da |access-date=20 April 2026}}</ref> * '''EHF European League''': ** ''Winner'': 2023 * '''DHB-Supercup''': ** ''Winner'': 2024, 2025
;Individual awards *IHF World Player of the Year – Men: 2023,<ref>{{cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=2023 IHF WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS REVEALED |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/2023-ihf-world-player-year-winners-revealed |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref> 2024,<ref name=IHF2025 /> 2025<ref>{{cite web |date=13 February 2026 |title=Gidsel and Reistad at the treble, while Costa and Leuchter cruise to 2025 IHF Player of the Year awards |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gidsel-and-reistad-treble-while-costa-and-leuchter-cruise-2025-ihf-player-year |access-date=13 February 2026 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref> *All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2021<ref>{{cite web |date=31 January 2021 |title=Egypt 2021 All-star Team |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/egypt-2021-all-star-team |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref> *All-Star Right back of the European Championship: 2022,<ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2022 |title=MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/mvp-gottfridsson-leads-seven-nation-all-star-team/ |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{cite web |date=28 January 2024 |title=Six nations featured in the EHF EURO 2024 All-Star Team |url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2024/news/en/six-nations-featured-in-ehf-euro-2024-all-star-team/ |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref> *Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Olympic Games: 2020, 2024<ref>{{cite news |date=11 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/paris-2024-mens-all-star-team-revealed |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref> *Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the World Championship: 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/28th-ihf-mens-world-championship-2023/101253/news/122223 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref> 2025<ref name="ihf2025mvp"/> *Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the European Championship: 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/news/en/men-s-ehf-euro-2026-all-star-team-revealed/|title=Men’s EHF EURO 2026 All-star Team revealed|date=1 February 2026|work=ehfeuro.eurohandball.com}}</ref> *Top Scorer at the Olympic Games: 2024 *Top Scorer at the World Championship: 2023 (60 goals), 2025 (74 goals)<ref name=topscorer2025 /> *Top Scorer at the European Championship: 2024 (54 goals), 2026 (68 goals)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Player Statistics |url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/player-statistics/ |access-date=1 February 2026 |website=eurohandball.com |language=en}}</ref> *Handball-Planet – Best young player in the world: 2021<ref>{{cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=Best young player 2021 |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-3-133015.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626061733/https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-3-133015.html |archive-date=26 June 2021 |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=handball-world}}</ref> *Top Goalscorer of the EHF Champions League: 2025 *Danish Player of the year: 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel er årets mandlige håndboldspiller 2021 |trans-title=Mathias Gidsel is the male handball player of the year 2021 |url=https://www.hbold.dk/2022/04/03/mathias-gidsel-er-aarets-mandlige-haandboldspiller-2021/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=hbold.dk |language=da}}</ref> *Danish National team Player of the year: 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Årets mandlige landsholdsspiller er fundet: – Den mest fortjente kåring længe, understreger ekspert |trans-title=The male national team player of the year has been found: - The most deserved award for a long time, emphasizes the expert |url=https://www.hbold.dk/2022/10/12/aarets-mandlige-landsholdsspiller-er-fundet-den-mest-fortjente-kaaring-laenge-understreger-ekspert/ |access-date=13 October 2022 |website=hbold.dk |language=da}}</ref> *EHF Excellence Awards MVP: Season 2024/25<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2025 |title=Reistad and Gidsel revealed as EHF Excellence Awards 2025 MVPs |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/reistad-and-gidsel-revealed-as-ehf-excellence-awards-2025-mvps/ |website=EHF}}</ref> *EHF Excellence Awards Best right back of the season: Season 2022/23,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danish players snap up big awards |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/danish-players-snap-up-big-awards/ |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref> 2024/25<ref>{{Cite web |title=EHF Excellence Awards 2025: Men's Team of the Season revealed |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-excellence-awards-2025-men-s-team-of-the-season-revealed/ |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=EHF}}</ref> *Handball-Planet – Best World Handball Player: 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mathias Gidsel is HP World Handball Player 2023 |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/mathias-gidsel-is-hp-world-handball-player-2023/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=Handball-planet.com}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2025 |title=Mathias GIdsel is HP WORLD HANDBALL PLAYER 2024 |url=https://www.handball-planet.com/mathias-gidsel-is-hp-world-handball-player-2024/ |access-date=30 January 2025 |website=Handball Planet |language=en-US}}</ref> *The One Upskill Handball – World Best Player: 2024 *Bundesliga MVP: 2025<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 2025 |title=Gidsel vinder endnu en pris |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-06-13-gidsel-vinder-endnu-en-pris |access-date=13 June 2025 |website=sport.tv2.dk |publisher=TV2 Danmark |language=da |via=Ritzau}}</ref> *Danish Sports Name of the Year: 2025<ref name=sportsnavn>{{cite news |last=Selmann |first=Philip |date=3 January 2026 |title=Mathias Gidsel vinder Årets Sportsnavn 2025: 'Den største anerkendelse' |trans-title=Mathias Gidsel wins Sports Name of the Year 2025: 'The greatest recognition' |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/mathias-gidsel-vinder-aarets-sportsnavn-2025-han-er-en-unik-atlet |access-date=3 January 2026 |website=DR |language=danish}}</ref>
==League statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Season !Club !League !{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !Goals !7-Meter !{{Tooltip|OPG|Goals scored from open play}} |- |2017–18 | rowspan="5" style="text-align:left" |GOG Håndbold | rowspan="5" |Håndboldligaen |{{0}}4 |{{0}}4 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |{{0}}4 |- |2018–19 |34 |{{0}}28 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |{{0}}28 |- |2019–20 |24 |{{0}}51 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |{{0}}51 |- |2020–21 |35 |173 |3/3 (100%) |170 |- |2021–22 |22 |116 |1/1 (100%) |115 |- |2022–23 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left" |Füchse Berlin | rowspan="3" |Bundesliga |26 |139 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |139 |- |2023–24 |34 |263 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |263 |- |2024–25 |33 |274 |0/0 (-%){{0}} |274 |- style="background:#FFE1C0" !2017–2025 !'''combined''' !'''combined''' !212 !1048 !4/4 (100%) !1044 |} Note: Games Played and Goals include Play-offs<ref>{{cite web |title=Spiller data: Mathias Gidsel |trans-title=Player data: Mathias Gidsel |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/statistik/comparePlayer?players%5B0%5D%5Byear%5D=2022-23&players%5B0%5D%5Bleague%5D=8010199&players%5B0%5D%5Bteam%5D=GOG+H%C3%A5ndbold&players%5B0%5D%5Bname%5D=Mathias+GIDSEL |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=tophaandbold.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2024 |title=Mathias Gidsel ends 2023/24 Handball-Bundesliga regular season with 263 goals |url=https://www.handball-world.news/en/news-2-1-3-160234.html |access-date=28 October 2025 |publisher=Handball-World}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}
==Major tournament statistics== {| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;" |- ! colspan="8" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" | Legend |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Tnmt | Tournament | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | GP | Games played | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Gls | Goals |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | Sh | Shots | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | G% | style="padding-right: 8px" | Goal percentage | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | 7G | style="padding-right: 8px" | 7-meter goals |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | 7S | 7-meter shots | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | As | Assists | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | AG | Assists and Goals |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | St | Steals | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Bl | Blocks | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | 2M | 2 Minute Suspensions |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | RC | Red Cards | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | Pl | Placement of National Team | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | '''Bold''' | Career high |- | style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black" | ''' ''' | Led the Tournament | style="background-color: #F4C842; border: 1px solid black" | ''' ''' | Tournament MVP | style="background-color: #BDD6EE; border: 1px solid black" | ''' ''' | On All-Star Team |}
{{updated|conclusion of 2026 European Men's Handball Championship (February 2026)}}<ref name="topscorer2025"/><ref name="IHF-TopScorers"/><ref>{{cite web |title=IHF Top Scorers Statistics Olympics |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/olympic-games-tokyo-2020---mens-tournament/20351/statistics/top-scorers |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EHF EURO 2024 Statistics |url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2024/statistics/ |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 Top Assists |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/2024-olympic-games-paris-mens-tournament/159985/statistics/top-assists |access-date=28 October 2025 |website=ihf.info |publisher=International Handball Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EHF EURO 2026 Statistics |url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/player-statistics/ |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=eurohandball.com |publisher=European Handball Federation}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! Tnmt ! GP ! Gls ! Sh ! G% ! 7G ! 7S ! As ! AG ! St ! Bl ! 2M ! RC ! Pl |- |style="background:#bdd6ee;"| 2021 WC | '''9''' | 39 | 49 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 4 | '''1''' | 0 | 0 |style="background:#ffd700;"| 1st |- |style="background:#F4C842;"| 2020 OG | 8 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 80 | 3 | '''1''' | 0 | 0 |style="background:#c0c0c0;"| 2nd |- |style="background:#bdd6ee;"| 2022 EC | 7 | 38 | 43 | '''88''' | 0 | 0 | 35 | 73 | 3 | 0 | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#cd7f32;"| 3rd |- |style="background:#F4C842;"| 2023 WC | '''9''' |style="background:#cfecec;"| 60 | 80 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 102 | '''9''' | 0 | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#ffd700;"| 1st |- |style="background:#bdd6ee;"| 2024 EC | 8 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 54 | 66 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 35 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 89 | 5 | 0 | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#c0c0c0;"| 2nd |- |style="background:#F4C842;"| 2024 OG | 8 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 62 | 83 | 75 | 0 | 0 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 39 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 101 | 5 | '''1''' | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#ffd700;"| 1st |- |style="background:#F4C842;"| 2025 WC | '''9''' |style="background:#cfecec;"| '''74''' |style="background:#cfecec;"| '''107''' | 69 | '''1''' | '''1''' | style="background:#cfecec;"| 45 | style="background:#cfecec;"| 119 | 6 | 0 | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#ffd700;"| 1st |- |style="background:#F4C842;"| 2026 EC | '''9''' |style="background:#cfecec;"| 68 |style="background:#cfecec;"| 95 | 72 | 0 | 0 | '''56''' | style="background:#cfecec;"| '''124''' | 4 | 0 | '''1''' | 0 |style="background:#ffd700;"| 1st |- |}
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==External links== * {{International Handball Federation|25045}} * {{European Handball Federation|new_id=zNNV4MTuxI13Pq9C77tyFA|id=568063}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|mathias-gidsel}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mathias-gidsel_1895237 Mathias Gidsel] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * {{Instagram}}
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