Tess Wester

Tess Lieder (née Wester, born 19 May 1993) is a Dutch handballer who plays as goalkeeper for the Dutch national team.[1]

Tess Lieder
Personal information
Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Not attached
Youth career
Years Team
1999–2007
 Hugo Girls
2007–2008
 VZV
2008–2011
 HandbalAcademie
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2010
 VOC Amsterdam
2010–2011
 E&O Emmen
2011–2015
 VfL Oldenburg
2015–2018
 SG BBM Bietigheim
2018–2021
 Odense Håndbold
2021–2022
 CSM București
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
 Netherlands 142 (12)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Japan
Silver medal – second place2015 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2017 Germany
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2016 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2018 France
Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 Dominican Republic
Junior European Championship
Silver medal – second place2011 Netherlands

A full international with the Dutch national team since 2012, she won the silver medal in the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship with the Dutch team and became the goalkeeper with the highest percentage of saves in the tournament. Wester also reached fourth place with the Dutch team in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

Career

Wester started her career in 1999 at Hugo Girls, at the age of 5–6. In her youth career she also played for VZV and HandbalAcademie.

She played in the EHF Champions League with VOC Amsterdam in the 2008–09 season. Wester played in E&O Emmen since 2010 until 2011.

In 2011, she was signed for German club VfL Oldenburg, playing in the club until 2015 winning the German Cup in 2012. Wester was signed for Bundesliga club SG BBM Bietigheim. She won Bundesliga title with them and played in Champions League.

In 2018 she decided to take a step forward in her career and signed a contract with the ambitious Danish team, Odense Håndbold.[5]

After her contract with Odense expired in 2021, she signed for Romanian club CSM București. She explained her decision was influenced by the fact that "CSM is a top team where expectations are high. That suits me well." as well as "This club not only wants to win the Champions League, but also has the experience to do so. ... I want to feel that trigger."[6]

On the 21st of April 2022 it was announced that she informed her club, CSM about leaving at the end of the season with the intention of moving closer to her homeland.[7] At the beginning of May 2022 she announced her pregnancy via Instagram.

International career

Wester played for the first time with the Dutch team in a friendly match against Romania on 2 October 2012.[8]

She played in the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship with the Dutch team, achieving the final of the tournament, but losing against Norway 23–31.[9]

She was called up for represent Netherlands handball team in the 2016 Summer Olympics, achieving the fourth place after losing in the semi-finals against France 23–24, and in the bronze medal match against Norway 26–36.[10][11][12]

Honours
Club competitions
National team

Individual awards

Personal life

She is married to Dutch footballer Mart Lieder. In May 2022 it was announced that she is expecting her first child.[14] She gave birth to a girl, Flo on 18 November 2022.[15]

References
  1. "Tess Wester". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. "Norway demolishes Netherlands to take bronze | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21.
  3. "2015 World Championship goalkeeper statistics" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. "Wester kiest voor nieuwe stap naar 'ambitieus' Odense" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 6 April 2018.
  6. "Tess Wester exchanges Odense for Romanian top club CSM Bucharest". tellerporter.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. "WESTER WIL DICHTERBIJ HUIS SPELEN" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. "Tess Wester - Nationaal Handbalteam Dames". www.handbal.nl. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27.
  9. "Grimsbø Shines as Norway Claim the Title". ihf.info. 20 December 2015.
  10. Ulmer, Alexandra (20 August 2016). "Handball: Defending champions Norway find some consolation in bronze". Reuters.
  11. "WESTER Tess Profile". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  12. "Handbalkeepster Jankovic mee naar Rio" [Handball goalkeeper Jankovic off to Rio] (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  13. , IHF. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  14. "Handbalster Tess Wester en voetballer Mart Lieder verwachten eerste kind" (in Dutch). telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  15. "Handbalster Tess Wester is voor het eerst moeder geworden" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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