Bagspilleren Line Jørgensen has scored a new contract to 2022 with håndboldklubben Team Esbjerg.

Line Jørgensen was in the last season to win the championship with Team Esbjerg, and she has no intention of leaving the club right now.

In a press release, writes the defending Danish håndboldmestre that Line Jørgensen has put another year on her contract, so she will forward to the summer of 2022.

– It took me actually not very long to decide to continue in Team Esbjerg. I’m superglad for the girls, the club and the city, we make also in the next seasons to get a really exciting team. The club has ambitions, that fits with mine, ” says Line Jørgensen in the message.

Line Jørgensen has previously played for clubs like FC Midtjylland and CSM Bucuresti and have a string of big titles. In 2018, she came to Esbjerg.

In the next season will the club approach by Mette Tranborg, and it will be good for both parties, believes the club’s head coach, Jesper Jensen.

the Line has the defense evolved further in the time in Esbjerg and is one of the best right backs in the world, he says.

– Even though she is huge træningsivrig and has delivered what we expected, we have had to compromise with her development angrebsmæssigt. Both the Line and Mette (Tranborg, red.) have their big force defensively, but there is a difference in age from 23 years to 29 years.

– to share the playing time between them, we can go more to the limit during training in order to develop, and they will come to Betpark complement each other perfectly, sounds from Jesper Jensen.

the Team of Esbjerg is located on the first place in the HTH League after 13 rounds in this season.

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