Lysa Tchaptchet

Lysa Tchaptchet
Personal information
Full name Lysa Tchaptchet Defo
Born (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nationality Cameroonian, Spanish
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Odense Håndbold
Number 20
Youth career
Team
–
 CD Beti Onak
Senior clubs
Years Team
2019–2021
 CB Elche
2021–2024
 Vipers Kristiansand
2024–2026
 Odense Håndbold
2026–
 Ferencvárosi TC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–
 Spain 56 (72)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 26 August 2024

Lysa Tchaptchet Defo (born 20 December 2001) is a professional handballer who plays as a pivot for Danish club Odense Håndbold. Born in Cameroon, she moved to Spain at the age of 5, and she represents Spain at international level.[1][2]

She is primarily a defensive player.

Tchaptchet represented Spain at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Career

Tchaptchet began playing handball at CD Beti Onak.[5] In 2019 she joined top league team CB Elche.[6] Here she played for 2 seasons before joining Norwegian team.Vipers Kristiansand.[7] Here she won the Norwegian championship three times; in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the EHF Champions League in 2022 and 2023. In 2024 she transferred to Danish side Odense Håndbold.[8] In the 2024-25 season, she achieved a perfect regular season with Odense Håndbold, winning 26 of 26 games.[9] Later the same season she won the Danish Championship, when Odense beat Team Esbjerg in the final 2-1 in matches.[10]

She debuted for the Spanish national team on November 27th 2020.

Private life

Her younger sister, Lyndie Tchaptchet, also plays handball in the Spanish National handball team.[11]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "EHF profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ Profile
  3. ^ "Carmen Campos, principal novedad en la lista para el EHF EURO 2020". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Lysa Tchaptchet: "Es un sueño que se cumple después de muchas horas de esfuerzo y sacrificio"" (in Spanish). noticiasdenavarra.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Lysa Tchaptchet, una joya camerunesa para el Elche" (in Spanish). informacion.es. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Lysa Tchaptchet abandona el Elche tras una oferta millonaria en Noruega" (in Spanish). as.com. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Dobbelt Champions League-vinder skifter til Odense Håndbold…" [Double Champions League winner transfers to Odense Håndbold…]. odensehaandbold.dk (in Danish). Odense Håndbold. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ Morten Mølby (5 April 2025). "Odense napper rub og stub og vinder grundspillet med lutter sejre" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Odense vinder DM-guld efter vanvittig afgørelse". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  11. ^ „La saga Tchaptchet“, www.rfebm.com, 15. March 2022, retrieved 31. Oktober 2022
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