Kauldi Odriozola

Kauldi Odriozola Yeregui (born 7 January 1997) is a Spanish handball player who plays for HBC Nantes and the Spanish national team.

Club career Odriozola learned to play handball at Pulpo KE in Zumaia. For the 2016/17 season, he moved to the first division club Bidasoa Irún, for whom he scored 554 goals in 141 games in the Liga ASOBAL until the summer of 2022. After his first season, he was voted the best newcomer in the league. In the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, he was voted the best right winger in the All-Star team of the Spanish league. In the 2022/23 season, he won the Trophée des Champions, the LNH Supercup, and the Coupe de France. In 2024, he won the Coupe de France again.

International career Odriozola made his debut for the Spanish national team on 7 April 2018 against Tunisia. At the 2018 Mediterranean Games, he won the bronze medal with Spain. At the 2022 European Championship, he scored three goals in five games and won the silver medal with the team. He won the bronze medal with the Spanish selection for the 2023 World Championship. At the 2024 European Championship, he was injured after the second game.

By July 2024, Odriozola had played 62 international matches, in which he scored 173 goals.

Honors HBC Nantes Coupe de France: 2022–23, 2023–24 Trophée des Champions: 2022–23