2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship: All-Star team revealed

16 Mar. 2025

2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship: All-Star team revealed

Following the conclusion of the 2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship, with Great Britain winning the title thanks to a 29:25 win against Bulgaria in the final, the All-Star team of the competition has been named.

Three countries - the ones on the podium - are represented in the All-Star team, with Bulgaria sending two players, plus the MVP and the top goal scorer. Winners Great Britain had three players - right back Francisco Pereira, left back Sebastian Vellenoweth and left wing Louis Daniel Christy, while the USA had Andrew Donlin as the best line player and the best defender, as well as Gary Phillips as the best right wing in the competition.

Bulgaria's Nikolay Petrov was the best goalkeeper of the competition, while centre back Kristian Vasilev also made the All-Star team, with some excellent performances throughout the 2025 IHF Men's Emerging Nations Championship.

Despite conceding a red card in the final against Great Britain, Svetlin Dimitrov was the top goal scorer of the competition, with 51 goals, as well as the MVP, averaging over 10 goals per match, while missing only 10 shots.

2025 IHF Men’s Emerging Nations Championship – All-Star team

Goalkeeper: Nikolay Petrov (Bulgaria) 
Right wing: Gary Phillips (United States of America)
Right back: Francisco Pereira (Great Britain)
Centre back: Kristian Vasilev (Bulgaria)
Left back: Sebastian Vellenoweth (Great Britain)
Left wing: Louis Daniel Christy (Great Britain)
Line player: Andrew Donlin (United States of America)

Best defender: Andrew Donlin (United States of America)

Top scorer: Svetlin Dimitrov (Bulgaria) – 51 goals 

MVP: Svetlin Dimitrov (Bulgaria)