Nina Engel

Nina Engel
Personal information
Born (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003
Hildesheim, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
Number 6
Senior clubs
Years Team
2021-2022
SV Werder Bremen
2022-2024
Neckarsulmer SU
2024-
HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–
Germany 17 (50)
Medal record
World Championship
2025 Netherlands/Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 October 2025

Nina Engel (born 25 April 2003) is a German female handball player for HSG Bensheim/Auerbach and the German national team. She is considered one of today's greatest talents in German women's handball.

She made her international debut on the German national team on 24 October 2024. She also represented Germany at the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Switzerland/Austria/Hungary.

A year later she represented Germany at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. Here Germany reached the final, where they lost to Norway. This was the first time since 1994 that Germany made the final of a major international tournament and the first time they won a medal since 2007.