{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Mia Rej Frahm | image = Mia Rej Bidstrup 2 20180128.jpg | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Valby, Denmark | height = 1.68 m | position = Centre back | currentclub = HØJ Elite | clubnumber = 24 | years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold | years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = FCK Håndbold | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = Roskilde Håndbold | years4 = 2011–2014 | clubs4 = H 65 Höör | years5 = 2014–2020 | clubs5 = København Håndbold | years6 = 2020–2023 | clubs6 = Odense Håndbold | years7 = 2025–2026 | clubs7 = HØJ Elite | nationalyears1 = 2016–2023 | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 40 | nationalgoals1 = 90 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Spain|}} {{MedalCompetition|IHF Youth World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|2008 Slovakia|}} }} '''Mia Rej''' (born 2 February 1990) is a Danish handball player for HØJ Elite. She has previously played for the Danish national team.<ref>[https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/SwLGq5tZqp9HhHBHicxBkg/mia-rej-bidstrup/ EHF profile]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kbhbold.dk/team/190-mia-rej/ |title=#90 Mia Rej |publisher=kbhbold.dk |accessdate=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120141258/http://kbhbold.dk/team/190-mia-rej/ |archive-date=20 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhf.dk/Presse/nyheder/2016/Marts/to_udskiftninger_i_truppen_mod_uruguay |title=To udskiftninger i truppen mod Uruguay |publisher=dhf.dk |accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref>
==Career== In the summer of 2009 she switched from the 2nd tier team Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold to FCK Håndbold.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE4261299/udskiftninger-i-dameligaen1/ |publisher=Jyllands-Posten|title=Udskiftninger i dameligaen|access-date=18 November 2020|language=da}}</ref> In the 2010-11 season she played for Roskilde Håndbold, after which she joined Swedish H 65 Höör.<ref>[http://dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk/spiller.php?id=3321 dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk: ''Mia Rej'']</ref> In her last match match for Höör in 2014 she got a cruciate ligament injury.
===København Håndbold=== In 2014 she moved back to Denmark and joined København Håndbold.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2019-10-03-ligaens-topscorer-fortsaetter-hos-koebenhavn-haandbold |publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Ligaens topscorer fortsætter hos København Håndbold|access-date=18 November 2020|language=da}}</ref> Here she won the 2017-18 Danish Championship, the first in club history.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2018-05-27-koebenhavn-haandbold-vinder-foerste-dm-guld | title=København Håndbold vinder første DM-guld| date = 27 May 2017 | publisher = TV2 Danmark|accessdate=12 April 2022|language=da}}</ref>
In 2018 she tore her cruciate ligament again while playing for the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/em-kvinder/haandboldprofil-ude-i-lang-tid-korsbaandet-er-revet-over |title =Håndboldprofil ude i lang tid: Korsbåndet er revet over |publisher =Danmarks Radio |date = 3 October 2018| accessdate = 30 January 2025|language=DA}}</ref>
In the 2019-20 season she was the top scorer in the ordinary season in the Danish top league, Damehåndboldligaen with 170 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1711.htm |title=Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer |date=9 July 2008 |publisher=Danish Handball Federation |language=da |access-date=15 March 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219005613/http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1711.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2009 }}</ref>
===Odense Håndbold=== The following summer she joined league rivals Odense Håndbold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.odensehaandbold.dk/nyheder/2020/odense-handbold-skriver-kontrakt-med-den-danske-landsholdsspiller-mia-rej |publisher=Odense Håndbold|title=Odense Håndbold skriver kontrakt med den danske landsholdsspiller Mia Rej|access-date=28 December 2020|language=da}}</ref> The same season she won the Danish Women's Handball Cup with Odense.
In the 2020-21 season, she won the Danish Championship with Odense Håndbold. This was the first title in club history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2021-05-29-odense-vinder-foerste-dm-guld|title=Odense vinder første DM-guld|publisher=TV2 Sport|date=29 May 2021|accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref> The following season she won the title again.
===HØJ Elite=== She initially retired in 2023, but in January 2025 she made a comeback for the Danish second tier side HØJ Elite at the age of 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-01-30-mia-rej-goer-comeback|title=Mia Rej gør comeback|publisher=TV2 Danmark |first=Sanne|last=Jakobsen|accessdate=30 January 2025|date=30 January 2025|language=da}}</ref> Later the same season she won the 1st Division and secured promotion to the top flight.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-03-01-storsatsende-klub-rykker-op|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Storsatsende klub rykker op|date=1 March 2025|access-date=1 March 2025|language=da}}</ref> In March 2025, she announced her intention to retire after the 2025-26 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-09-14-seneste-nyt-fra-em-dansk-og-international-haandbold/rej-indstiller-karrieren?entry=8e8b9eb6-ca45-4b7c-96d6-0f2c00986924|publisher=TV2 |title=Rej indstiller karrieren |via=Ritzau|date=29 March 2026|access-date=30 March 2026|language=da}}</ref>
==National team== She made her debut on the national team on 9 March 2016 against Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/haandbolddamerne/videos/912402192211352/ |title=I går fik Mia Rej debut på A-landsholdet.|publisher=Facebook.com |accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/181452|title=Mia Rej Frahm|publisher=Dansk Håndbold Forbund|accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>
She represented Denmark at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship, after she was added to the team to replace the injured Simone Böhme in the main round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhf.dk/nyheder-og-presse/nyheder/truppen-til-kvindernes-vm-i-japan-er-udtaget/|title=Truppen til kvindernes VM i Japan er udtaget|publisher=Dansk Håndbold Forbund|accessdate=18 October 2019|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018145316/https://www.dhf.dk/nyheder-og-presse/nyheder/truppen-til-kvindernes-vm-i-japan-er-udtaget/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/459525eb-a3b4-457d-94b9-ed7d6afd3491/pdf/DEN.PDF 2019 World Women's Handball Championship squad]</ref><ref>[https://www.dhf.dk/nyheder-og-presse/nyheder/mia-rej-skiftes-ind-i-vm-truppen/ dhf.dk: ''Mia Rej skiftes ind i VM-truppen''], retrieved 18. November 2020</ref>
At the 2020 European Championship, she finished 4th with the Danish team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-2-20-41342.html |publisher=handball-world.news|title=Handball-EM der Frauen: Kroatien sichert sich mit nächstem Coup über Dänemark Bronze|access-date=28 December 2020|language=de}}</ref>
At the 2021 World Championship she won bronze medals with the Danish team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/midt-og-vestjylland/haandboldkvinder-slaar-spanien-og-tager-vm-bronze |publisher=tvmidtvest.dk|title=Håndboldkvinder slår Spanien og tager VM-bronze|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Sports links}}
{{Denmark squad 2019 World Women's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2020 European Women's Handball Championship}} {{Denmark squad 2021 World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rej, Mia}} Category:Danish women's handball players Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Handball players from Copenhagen Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Sweden Category:21st-century Danish sportswomen Category:Odense Håndbold players Category:København Håndbold players