Players' naturalisation in women's handball

[Wbk]

We've made and keeping updated the list of female handball players, both active & retired, who have changed their native country for another one.

Naturalised players:

ABOU-ZEIDA, Farida (?): EGY --> USA
ACIMOVIC, Gorica (1985): BIH --> AUT
AGATHE, Mélissa (1994): FRA --> COD
ANDERSEN, Nicole (1996): DEN --> USA
ANISENKOVA, Natalya (1975): RUS or UKR --> ITA
ANOSHKINA, Evelina (1994): RUS --> KAZ
ANTONOVA /née BARANOVSKAYA/, Irina (1986): RUS --> KAZ ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
ARIFI, Albana (1996): KOS --> SWE --> KOS
ARISHINA, Lyubov (1988): RUS --> KAZ
ARTAMONOVA, Ekaterina (1989): RUS --> AZE
AVRAM, Elena Laura (1979): ROU --> ITA
BARBOSA CABRAL, Alexandrina (1986): POR --> ESP
BATINOVIĆ /née: ŽDERIĆ/, Marta (1990): CRO --> MNE
BÍZIK, Boglárka (1989): SVK --> HUN --> SVK
BÍZIK, Réka (1991): SVK --> HUN --> SVK
BONER, Andrea (2000): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
BORG, Anja (1994): NOR --> USA ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
BORG, Karoline (1990): NOR --> USA ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
BOŽANIĆ, Tamara (2000): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
BOŽOVIĆ, Stanka (1962): MNE --> AUT
BRUNSBERG, Victoria (1991): SWE --> AUS
BUDECEVIC, Marina (1982): SRB --> AUT
BULANKINA, Antonina (1984): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
BULATOVIĆ, Katarina (1984): SCG/SRB --> MNE
BURLACHENKO, Yaroslava (1992): UKR --> TUR
BUROVA, Anna (1996): RUS --> AZE
BUYАNOVA, Olga (1976): RUS --> MKD
BYL, Lyn (1979): GER --> GBR ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
CAMARA, Doungou (1995): FRA --> SEN
CHECHKOVA, Olga (?): RUS --> SLO
CHERNYSHKOVA /née ZHUIKOVA/, Alla (1988): RUS --> AZE
CIOBANU, Mihaela (1973): ROU --> ESP
CISSÉ, Koumba (1991): FRA --> SEN
DANILOVIĆ, Milica (): SRB --> GER
DAPINA, Raïssa (1995): FRA --> SEN
DAUDÉ /née N'TSAMA AKOA/, Stephanie (): CMR --> FRA
DEMAJ, Leonora (): DEN --> KOS
DEREPASKO, Nataliya (): UKR --> SLO
DERYUGINA, Natalya (): RUS --> DEN
DIAZ GIMENEZ, Julia Edith (): ARG --> PAR
DJAPANOVIĆ, Jasmina (): SRB --> SWE
DJOKIĆ, Ana (): SCG/SRB --> MNE
DJOROVIĆ, Natasha (2001): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
DJUKIĆ, Slavica (): YUG/SRB --> AUT
DOLGUN, Inna (): USSR/KGZ --> SLO
DOUCOURE, Aminata (): FRA --> MLI
DUMANSKA, Yuliya (): UKR --> ROU
DZHANGHDZHGAVA, Tatyana (): KAZ/USSR --> AUT
ELEKES, Csilla (): HUN --> GER
EROKHINA /née KONSTANTINOVA/, Tatyana (): RUS --> KAZ --> RUS
ERRIN, Cécila (1998): FRA --> COD
FERZALIEVA, Larisa (): RUS --> MKD
FRIDRIKAS /née ZIUKÉNE/, Ausra (): USSR/LTU --> AUT
GAFONOVA /néé ROMANENKO/, Mariya (1987): RUS --> KAZ
GAIOVICH, Natalya (): UKR --> AZE
GERBRON, Marie (): FRA --> GBR ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
GHEORGHE, Cristina (): ROU --> ITA
GJIKOKAJ, Mirela (): NOR --> KOS
GOODWIN, Britt (): NOR --> GBR
GRIDNYEVA, Svetlana (): RUS --> HUN
GRIGAITE, Agne (): LTU --> AUT
HAUGE-KAMETANI, Sakura (): NOR --> JPN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
HASANIĆ GRIZOVIĆ, Alma (): NOR --> MNE
HEGLUND, Nina (): NOR --> GBR ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
HERRMANN, Melanie (): GER --> AUT ... still has a dual citizenship
HORACEK, Tamara (): CRO --> FRA
HORACEK, Vesna (): CRO --> FRA
HUDÁK, Emma Anette (): SVK --> HUN
IVANOVIĆ, Katarina (2000): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
JANKOVIĆ, Jasmina (): YUG/BIH --> NED ... obtained new nationality as a child, played only for NED
JEŽ, Jadranka (): YUG --> AUT
JÖNßON, Kerstin (): FRG --> AUT
KAMDOP, Laura (1990): FRA --> SEN
KANTO NJITAM, Nina (): CMR --> FRA
KASTRATOVIĆ, Indira (): BIH --> MKD
KEITA, Fanta (1995): FRA --> SEN
KERCHIKOVA, Mariya (1995): KAZ --> RUS
KERTÉSZ, Klára (): ROU --> HUN
KINDL, Gabriella (): HUN --> MNE
KLIMENKO, Irina (): RUS --> AZE
KNEZOVIĆ, Sanela (): BIH --> CRO
KOLAR MERDAN, Jasna (): YUG --> AUT
KOLESNIK, Olga (): RUS --> MKD
KOLEVA, Zornitza (): BUL --> ESP
KOSTYUKOVA, Ekaterina (): RUS --> KAZ
KOTOVA, Alla (): RUS --> KAZ
KOUYATÉ, Aissatou (1995): FRA --> GUI
KOVACSICZ, Mónika (): SVK --> HUN
KRASNIQI, Edona (): KOS --> AUT
KREŠIĆ, Ivana (): BIH --> CRO
KREŠOJA, Dragica (): SRB --> MKD
KUCHER /née BAKHIRYEVA/, Yuliya (): UKR --> SVK
KURTOVIC, Amanda (): SWE --> NOR ... Swedish NT didn't want her, played only for NOR
LAKATOS, Rita (): SVK --> HUN
LAMBEVSKA /née NAUKOVICH/, Marina (): RUS --> MKD
LANG, Saskia (): GER --> SUI --> GER ... still has a dual citizenship
LAZOVIĆ, Barbara (1988): SLO --> MNE
LEVINKIND, Shani Rahel (): ISR --> USA
LINDBLOM, Kristina (): SWE --> AUS
LO, Cira Aram (1996): FRA --> SEN
LOGVIN, Tatyana (): UKR --> AUT
LÖNNBORG, Julia (): SWE --> FIN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
LUHAKA, Aurélie (): FRA --> COD
LUKIĆ, Jelena (2000): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
MADJOUFANG, Clarisse Jodelle (1993): CMR --> COD
MAKHNEVA-KURGAMBAEVA, Snezhana (): RUS --> KAZ --> RUS ... maybe still has a dual citizenship?
MANAGAROVA, Yuliya (): UKR --> RUS ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
MARKOVIĆ, Jelisaveta (2001): SRB --> LBN ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
MASLOVA, Oksana (): RUS --> MKD
MATÉFI, Eszter (): ROU --> HUN
MATEI, Edit (): ROU --> AUT
MATUSZEWSKA, Agnieszka (): POL --> SLO
MAYES, Jane (): DEN --> GBR ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
MEDEDJ, Ana (): ? --> AUS
METELSKA, Anastasiya (): UKR --> AZE
MIČIJEVIĆ, Ćamila (): BIH --> CRO
MINEVSKAYA, Shenia (): BLR --> GER ... obtained new nationality as a child, played only for GER
MITROVIĆ, Gordana (1996): GER --> SRB
MORSKOVA KIRCHIK, Natalya (): RUS --> ESP
MUGOŚA-ANTIĆ, Svetlana (): YUG/MNE --> AUT
NADGORNAYA, Nadja (): UKR --> GER ... obtained new nationality as a child, played only for GER
NAGY-GODOR, Marianna (): HUN --> AUT
NEDELCIU, Monica (): ROU --> DOM
NEDOPEKINA, Kristina (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
NEMAŠKALO, Ekaterina (): UKR --> CRO ... obtained new nationality as a child, played only for CRO
NIANE, Diankeba (): FRA --> GUI
NIKITINA, Natalya (): RUS --> rumoured KAZ -> RUS ... possible dual citizenship?
NIKOLIĆ /née PORTYANKО/, Yuliya (): UKR --> MKD
NYBERG, Katya (): FIN --> NOR
OGUNTOYE, Viktoriya (): SVK --> HUN
OHOLANGA LOKI, Alegra (): CGO --> MKD --> COD
OMOREGIE, Elizabeth (): BUL --> SLO
ORBÁN, Annamária (): ROU --> HUN
OREKHOVA, Oksana (): RUS --> AZE
OZOLINA, Kristina (): UKR --> BLR
PARFYONOVA, Tatyana (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
PARSHINA, Nataliya (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
PASICHNIK, Svitlana (): UKR --> CRO
PAVLYK, Oksana (): UKR --> ITA
PECHE, Ekaterina (): RUS --> AZE
PEKARSKYTE, Ramune (): LTU --> ISL
PETRENKO, Svitlana (): UKR --> GEO
PLATON-DIMOVSKA, Anžela (): MDA --> MKD
PLETIKOSIĆ, Matea (1998): CRO --> MNE
POP, Irina (): ROU --> DOM
POPESCU, Marcela Mihaela (): ROU --> ITA
POYLOVA, Yuliya (1988): RUS --> KAZ
PUŠIĆ, Irina (): CRO --> NED
RACHITELEVA, Mariya (): RUS --> AZE
RÁCZ, Mariann (): HUN --> AUT
RADULOVIĆ, Bojana (): YUG --> HUN
RADZEVIČIUTE, Ingrida (): LTU --> GER
RAZDOROV, Ana (): YUG/SRB --> NED
REPELEWSKA /née SVATKO/, Kristina (): BLR --> POL
RESHETNIKOVA, Nataliya (1991): RUS --> KAZ
ROSENBERG OLSSON, Lina (): SWE --> NOR
ROTIS-NAGY, Gabriela (): ROU --> AUT
RUSNATCHENKO, Natalya (): UKR/USSR --> AUT
SALAMAKHA, Valentina (): UKR --> AZE
SANKHARÉ, Amina (): FRA --> SEN
SAN'KO /née PECHENKINA/, Olga (): RUS --> AUT
SASHURKOVA, Dina (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
SCHNEIDER, Celia (): GER --> SUI
SIGNATÉ, Mariama (): SEN --> FRA ... obtained new nationality as a child, played only for FRA
SLEMANOVA-LUKYANENKO, Yuliya (): RUS --> AZE
SHIBANOVA, Irina (): UKR --> RUS
SHIMKUTE, Regina (): UKR --> RUS
SHLUKHTINA, Olga (): UKR --> GEO
SHIRINA, Irina (): RUS --> HUN
SMILJANIĆ, Vanja (): ? --> AUS
SMITS, Xenia (): BEL --> GER ... has a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
SØRENSEN, Solveig (): DEN --> AUS
SPIRIDON, Simona (): ROU --> AUT
STANCIU-GRECU, Florentina (): ROU --> ISL
STATSENKO, Darya (2003): UKR --> RUS
STUPNITSKAYA, Marina (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
SYPKUVIÉNE /also SYPKUS/, Rima (): LTU --> AUT
SZABÓ-JACQUES, Melinda (): HUN --> FRA
SZŰCS, Gabriella (): ROU --> HUN --> ROU
TEODOROVIC /née LEFTER/, Sorina (): ROU --> AUT
TIMIRBULATOVA-YUSHCHENKO, Anastasiya (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
THIERO, Simone (): FRA --> COD
THORKELSDOTTIR, Morgan Marie (): ISL --> USA
TODOROVSKA, Nataliya (): RUS --> MKD
TOMAC, Marta (): CRO --> NOR
TOPEA, Liliana (): ROU --> AUT
TOURÉ, Djeneba (1997): FRA/MLI --> GUI
TREGUBOVA-FIĽKOVÁ, Tetyana (): UKR --> SVK
TRISHCHUK, Kristina (): RUS --> HUN
UJKIĆ, Suzana (1993): MNE --> KOS
USKOVA, Yana (1985): RUS --> KAZ
VASHCHUK, Olga (): UKR --> TUR
VELKOVA, Mileva (): BIH --> MKD
VOLNUKHINA, Kseniya (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
YESMANOVYCH, Kateryna (): UKR --> GEO
YOZHIKOVA, Karina (): BLR --> RUS --> BLR
YURINA-TYAPKOVA, Ekaterina (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
ZÁCSIK Szandra (): SVK --> HUN
ZALEWSKA-GARDONI, Karolina (): POL --> FRA --> POL
ZHULKINA, Evgeniya (): RUS --> KAZ ... probably a dual citizenship, chose to play for her non-native country
ZOQBI DE PAULA, Darly (): BRA --> ESP
ZOUBABELA NDILU, Grace (1993): CGO --> COD


Multiple citizenship players competing only for their native country all along:

ADZHIDERSKAYA, Olga (1982): KAZ & RUS
BUDIMIR, Andrijana (1979): YUG/SCG & CRO
BUTLER, Ashley (1998): USA & GER
ELGHAOUI, Asma (1991): TUN & HUN
EWANOWICH BLEIVIK, Kimberley (): CAN & NOR
FELBER, Melanie (1991): SUI & DEN
GANICHKINA, Yuliya (1989): UKR & RUS ... probable dual citizenship
GONDO BREDOU, Paula (1981): CIV & FRA
KRPEŽ-SLEZAK, Katarina (1988): SRB & HUN
KUDLACZ-GLOC, Karolina (1985): POL & GER
LUKAU, Stephanie (1997): ANG & GER
MAKUBANZA, Louise (1989): COD & FRA
NABILA SADKI, Tizi (1984): ALG & FRA
NEWBERN, Bryana (1994): USA & GER
SCHUMACHER, Jane (1988): DEN & former GER ... had a dual citizenship until she was 18
VAN DER WEEL, Zoe (1990): GBR & NOR

[dlarah]

NYBERG, Katja (FIN -> NOR)

[Gojira]

TRISHCHUK, Kristina (RUS --> HUN)
RADULOLOVIC, Bojana (SRB --> HUN)
SZABÓ, Melinda (HUN --> FRA)

Don't remember more at the moment.

[Gojira]

And of course there are

ZÁCSIK Szandra (SVK --> HUN)
KOVACSICZ, Mónika (SVK --> HUN)

They were both born in Slovakia.

[masch1]

Sabina Jacobsen?

Edit: though I wouldn't call it naturalisation in her case, since she grew up in Sweden. It would seem more likely to call it that if she had gone through with playing for Denmark, like she must have considereed when participating in an UNT gathering.

[Wbk]

EDIT: I've made my initial list alphabetical to find the players easier. ^^

[Wbk]

And of course there are

ZÁCSIK Szandra (SVK --> HUN)
KOVACSICZ, Mónika (SVK --> HUN)

They were both born in Slovakia.

Ah, of course! And there are (at least) three more:

OGUNTOYE, Viktoriya (SVK --> HUN)
LAKATOS, Rita (SVK --> HUN)
HUDÁK, Emma (SVK --> HUN)

[Wbk]

EDIT: I've made my initial list alphabetical to find the players easier. ^^

I will also edit it after every your addition ^^

[swarthofole]

dunno if it counts, but in the past:

LEFTER (TEODOROVIC), Sorina (ROU --> AUT)
SPIRIDON, Simona (ROU --> AUT)
ROTIS - NAGY, Gabriela (ROU --> AUT)

[swarthofole]

EDIT: I've made my initial list alphabetical to find the players easier. ^^

I will also edit it after every your addition ^^

In fact, TEODOROVIC is the last name of her husband. So I think you should change in TEODOROVIC / nee LEFTER if that's ok.
And congrats for this list.
I should say that i am against any naturalisation if you don't have at least a parent from the addoptive country. Old fashion, i guess.

[masch1]

Oh and Jane Schumacher grew up as part of the german minority in southern Denmark and had double citizenship until she was 18.

[jensm]

Marina Buducevic, Gorica Acimovic.

And if we taking players from the past.
Derepasko, Logvin, Ceckova, Bujanova, Todorovska, Portjanko/Nikolic, V. Horacek, A. Bilobrk +++ List is long

[swarthofole]

I almost forgot a fresh one:

DUMANSKA, Yuliya (UKR --> ROU)

[gyms]

Irina Shirina RUS --> HUN
Ana Djokic SRB --> MNE
Alma Hasanic NOR --> MNE
Annamária Orbán (former Bogdanovic) ROU --> HUN (she is in Romania born hungarian, had romanian citizenship)
Nina Kamto Njitam CMR --> FRA (She was born in Camerun)
Mariama Signate SEN --> FRA (she was born in Dakar)

[swarthofole]

POPOVIC, Bojana (SRB --> MNE)

[gyms]

Olga Bujanova UKR --> MKD
I think Sanela Knezovic was born in BIH and played later for CRO, but I need the confirmation.
Natalia Dyeryugina RUS --> DEN
Natalia Morskowa Kirchik RUS--> ESP
Paula Bredou Gondo CIV --> FRA
Karolina Zalewska Gardoni POL-FRA citizen
Stephanie Daude (Ntsama Akoa) CAM --> FRA

[Gojira]

ZIUKIÉNE-FRIDRIKAS, Ausra (Lithuania --> AUT)
SYPKUVIÉNE, Rima (Lithuania --> AUT)

Also a lot of girls from Hypo, I'm not always sure of the original country. Dzhandzahagava (RUS I guess), BOZOVIC etc.

I don't know the short form of Lithuania. And I like your new avatar Wbk

[mikh]

I recall Macedonia's Anzela PLATON is Moldovan-born.

[gyms]

Natalia Rusnatchenko UKR --> AUT
Valentina Salamakha UKR --> AZE

[Wbk]

ZIUKIÉNE-FRIDRIKAS, Ausra (Lithuania --> AUT)
SYPKUVIÉNE, Rima (Lithuania --> AUT)

Also a lot of girls from Hypo, I'm not always sure of the original country. Dzhandzahagava (RUS I guess), BOZOVIC etc.

Good point!

I have added some more: Jež, Mugosa-Antić, Djukić, Rusnatchenko, Topea, Jönßon.

[jensm]

Lina Olsson Rosenberg SWE-> NOR
Alegra Loki Oholanga Congo -> MKD
Svitlana Pasicnik UKR -> CRO
Zornitza Koleva BUL - SPA

[Gojira]

The proper change for Gabi Szűcs is ROM --> HUN --> ROM. She was born in Romania.

[MK fan]

FERZALIEVA LARISA (RUS --> MKD)
TODOROVSKA NATALIJA (RUS --> MKD)
MASLOVA OXANA (RUS --> MKD)
KOLESNIK OLGA (RUS --> MKD)
VELKOVA MILEVA (BIH --> MKD)
KASTRATOVIC INDIRA (BIH --> MKD)
KRESOJA DRAGICA (SRB --> MKD)
DANILOVIC MILICA (SRB --> GER)

[Wbk]

Paula Bredou Gondo CIV --> FRA

She's still competing for Ivory Coast, however she was added as a person with two passports.

[Marco Aurelio]

ORBÁN /née Bogdanovic/, Annamária (ROU --> HUN)

Bogdanovic is not her birthname, but the name of her former husband (football player).