# Mia Rej

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{{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](/source/Valby), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| height              = 1.68 m
| position            = Centre back
| currentclub         = [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(women's_handball))
| clubnumber          = 24
| years1              = 2008–2009
| clubs1              = Nordkøbenhavn Håndbold
| years2              = 2009–2010
| clubs2              = [FCK Håndbold](/source/FCK_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years3              = 2010–2011
| clubs3              = [Roskilde Håndbold](/source/Roskilde_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years4              = 2011–2014
| clubs4              = [H 65 Höör](/source/H_65_H%C3%B6%C3%B6r)
| years5              = 2014–2020
| clubs5              = [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years6              = 2020–2023
| clubs6              = [Odense Håndbold](/source/Odense_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years7              = 2025–2026
| clubs7              = [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(women's_handball))
| nationalyears1      = 2016–2023
| nationalteam1       = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team)
| nationalcaps1       = 40
| nationalgoals1      = 90
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championship](/source/IHF_World_Women's_Handball_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2021 Spain](/source/2021_World_Women's_Handball_Championship)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[IHF Youth World Championship](/source/IHF_Women's_Youth_World_Championship)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2008 Slovakia](/source/2008_Women's_Youth_World_Handball_Championship)|}}
}}
'''Mia Rej''' (born 2 February 1990) is a Danish [handball](/source/handball) player for [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(women's_handball)). She has previously played for the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_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](/source/FCK_H%C3%A5ndbold).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/handbold/ECE4261299/udskiftninger-i-dameligaen1/ |publisher=[Jyllands-Posten](/source/Jyllands-Posten)|title=Udskiftninger i dameligaen|access-date=18 November 2020|language=da}}</ref> In the 2010-11 season she played for [Roskilde Håndbold](/source/Roskilde_H%C3%A5ndbold), after which she joined Swedish [H 65 Höör](/source/H_65_H%C3%B6%C3%B6r).<ref>[http://dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk/spiller.php?id=3321 dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk: ''Mia Rej'']</ref> In her last match match for [Höör](/source/H_65_H%C3%B6%C3%B6r) in 2014 she got a cruciate ligament injury.

===København Håndbold===
In 2014 she moved back to Denmark and joined [København Håndbold](/source/K%C3%B8benhavn_H%C3%A5ndbold).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2019-10-03-ligaens-topscorer-fortsaetter-hos-koebenhavn-haandbold |publisher=[TV2 Danmark](/source/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](/source/2017-18_Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen) 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](/source/Odense_H%C3%A5ndbold).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.odensehaandbold.dk/nyheder/2020/odense-handbold-skriver-kontrakt-med-den-danske-landsholdsspiller-mia-rej |publisher=[Odense Håndbold](/source/Odense_H%C3%A5ndbold)|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](/source/Danish_Women's_Handball_Cup) with Odense.

In the [2020-21 season](/source/2020-21_Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen), she won the Danish Championship with [Odense Håndbold](/source/Odense_H%C3%A5ndbold). 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](/source/TV_2_Sport_(Danish_TV_channel))|date=29 May 2021|accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref> The [following season](/source/2021-22_Dameh%C3%A5ndboldligaen) 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](/source/Danish_1st_Division_(handball)) side [HØJ Elite](/source/H%C3%98J_Elite_(women's_handball)) 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](/source/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](/source/Danish_1st_Division_(handball)) and secured promotion to the [top flight](/source/Kvindeligaen_(handball)).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-03-01-storsatsende-klub-rykker-op|publisher=[TV2 Danmark](/source/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](/source/Dansk_H%C3%A5ndbold_Forbund)|accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref>

She represented Denmark at the [2019 World Women's Handball Championship](/source/2019_World_Women's_Handball_Championship), after she was added to the team to replace the injured [Simone Böhme](/source/Simone_B%C3%B6hme) 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](/source/Dansk_H%C3%A5ndbold_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](/source/2020_European_Women's_Handball_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](/source/2021_World_Women's_Handball_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>

==References==
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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}}

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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

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