# Matilde Vestergaard

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{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name                = Matilde Vestergaard
| fullname            = Matilde Marie Vestergaard
| image               = 
| nationality         = Danish
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|2004|9|11|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [Fredericia](/source/Fredericia), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| height              = {{convert|1.64|m|ftin}}
| position            = Left wing
| currentclub         = [HH Elite](/source/HH_Elite)
| clubnumber          = 17
| youthyears1         = 2020-2023
| youthclubs1         = [HH Elite](/source/HH_Elite)
| years1              = 2023-2025
| clubs1              = [Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub](/source/Nyk%C3%B8bing_Falster_H%C3%A5ndboldklub)
| years2              = 2025-
| clubs2              = [HH Elite](/source/HH_Elite)
| nationalyears1      =  
| nationalteam1       =  
| nationalcaps1       =  
| nationalgoals1      =  
| ntupdate            = 
| medaltemplates      =
{{MedalCompetition|[Youth World Championship](/source/IHF_Women's_Youth_World_Championship)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2022 North Macedonia](/source/2022_IHF_Women's_U18_Handball_World_Championship)|}}  
{{MedalCompetition|[Junior European Championship](/source/European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2023 Romania](/source/2023_European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)|}}  
}}
'''Matilde Marie Vestergaard''' (born 11 September 2004) is a Danish [handball](/source/handball) player for [HH Elite](/source/HH_Elite) in the [Damehåndboldligaen](/source/Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/lep3IiMQRmlKKDRm_Mbjmw/matilde-marie-vestergaard/|title= MATILDE MARIE VESTERGAARD - Career & Statistics |publisher=[European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation)|accessdate=6 January 2026}}</ref>

Vestergaard represented the [Danish junior national team](/source/Denmark_women's_junior_national_handball_team) in the [2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship](/source/2023_European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship) in Romania, winning silver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hsfo.dk/hhelite/danmark-fik-soelv-fredericia-og-horsens-talent-paa-allstarholdet-til-u19-em |title=Danmark fik sølv - Fredericia- og Horsens-talent på Allstarholdet til U19 EM|website=hsfo.dk|date=17 July 2023|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> She was also included in the official All-Star team of the tournament as best left wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/301315|title=Matilde Marie Vestergaard . Statistik|website=danskhaandbold.dk|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref>

On 3 January 2023, it was announced that she signed a three-year contract with [Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub](/source/Nyk%C3%B8bing_Falster_H%C3%A5ndboldklub).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fredericiaavisen.dk/fra-b-raekken-i-trelde-til-ligakontrakt/|title= Fra b-rækken i Trelde til ligakontrakt | website= fredericiaavisen.dk|date=11 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://folketidende.dk/sport/elma-s-afloeser-fundet |title=ELMAS AFLØSER FUNDET |website= folketidende.dk|date=3 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> In August 2025, she returned to [HH Elite](/source/HH_Elite).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ubold.dk/artikler/matilde-vestergaard-vender-hjem-til-hh-elite/|title= Matilde Vestergaard vender hjem til HH Elite | website= fredericiaavisen.dk|date=21 August 2025|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
*'''[Youth World Championship](/source/IHF_Women's_Youth_World_Championship)''':
**''Silver Medalist'': [2022](/source/2022_IHF_Women's_U18_Handball_World_Championship)
*'''[Junior European Championship](/source/European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)''':
**''Silver Medalist'': [2023](/source/2023_European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)

==Individual awards== 
* Best left wing of the [2023 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship](/source/2023_European_Women's_U-19_Handball_Championship)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/hungary-s-simon-earns-mvp-plaudits-at-w19-ehf-euro-2023/|title=Hungary's Simon earns MVP plaudits at W19 EHF Euro 2023|publisher=[EHF](/source/European_Handball_Federation)|date=16 July 2023|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref>

==References==
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