12.09.2023, 03:00
22 seasons and counting for Karabatic

FEATURE: As Paris Saint-Germain Handball's Nikola Karabatic gets set for his 22nd Machineseeker EHF Champions League season, we look at the competition's longest-serving active players

Nikola Karabatic 22:21 Mirko Alilovic.

No, it is not the result of a strange 1 vs 1 exhibition match, but rather the total number of Machineseeker EHF Champions League seasons played by the competition's two most experienced players. Including the 2023/24 campaign which begins on Wednesday 13 September, French legend Karabatic moves onto 22 seasons in the elite club competition, staying one clear of the Croatian goalkeeper.

As the new season gets ever closer, let's look at the most experienced heads on the court, with 15 or more seasons of Machineseeker EHF Champions League handball under their belts.

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen