Ferran Solé extends contract with Emil Mellegard set to join next season
Paris Saint-Germain Handball is delighted to announce that Ferran Solé has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping the Spanish right winger in the French capital until 2027, while the club can also confirm that Swedish left winger Emil Mellegård will join the team on a two-year deal starting in July 2025.
FERRAN SOLÉ, A WORLD-CLASS WINGER
Born in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, Ferran Solé started out at BM Granollers, where he plied his trade for five seasons before moving to Fenix Toulouse Handball in 2016.
In July 2020, the Spain international joined Paris Saint-Germain Handball. In his time with Les Rouge et Bleu so far, Solé has made 215 appearances and scored 669 goals across all competitions, as well as winning four LNH Division 1 titles (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and two Coupes de France (2021 and 2022).
Solé has also enjoyed an illustrious career at international level, including being named as the best right winger at the 2018 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship, a competition that he has won with Spain on two occasions (2018 and 2020). The 32-year-old has also been included in the All-Star Teams of two IHF World Men’s Handball Championships (2019 and 2021).
Ferran Sole, Paris Saint-Germain Handball right winger
“I’m hugely proud to be extending my stay with Paris Saint-Germain. I’ve grown both as a player and as a man at this club, and I’m eager to keep writing history here alongside my teammates.”
EMIL MELLEGÅRD, A SWEDEN INTERNATIONAL
Emil Mellegård began his professional career at Redbergslids IK, in his home country of Sweden, before joining German side HSG Wetzlar. After spending four years in the Bundesliga, he then signed for HØJ Elite, but the left winger is now set to leave the Danish outfit at the end of the season in order to join Paris.
Mellegård, who can also play as a full-back, won the European Men’s Handball Championship with Sweden in 2022 and currently boasts 21 caps for his country.
Emil Mellegård, future Paris Saint-Germain Handball left winger
“Joining a club as prestigious as Paris Saint-Germain Handball is an incredible opportunity. I can’t wait to meet the team and the fans and to represent Les Rouge et Bleu, and I’ll be ready to give everything to help the club to achieve its aims.
Thierry Omeyer, Paris Saint-Germain Handball general manager
“We’re very happy to be extending the contract of Ferran Solé, who is a key member of our squad, and to be welcoming Emil Mellegård, who is a promising talent. They will be vital assets who will help the team to keep performing at the highest level, whatever the competitions.”
