Luka Kikanović

Luka Kikanović

Player information
birthday	October 24, 1996
place of birth	Celje , Slovenia
citizenship	Slovenian
height	1.96 m
Playing position	Back left
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	ThSV Eisenach
Jersey number	5
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
0000-	RK Celje
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000–2015	RK Celje
2015-2016	RK Slovan
2016-2017	→ HC Linz AG (loan)
2017-2019	→ Bregenz Handball (loan)
2019–	ThSV Eisenach
As of August 25, 2019

Luka Kikanović (born October 24, 1996 in Celje ) is a Slovenian handball player .

Career

Kikanović already played in his youth at RK Celje , in 2014/15 he was in the first team's squad, but did not actively participate in any EHF Champions League game. In 2015/16 the backcourt player played for RK Slovan in the Državna rokometna liga . 2016/17 the institution responsible HC Linz AG the right-handed for the Handball League Austria . In April 2016, the Upper Austrians separated from Kikanović due to contractual problems and a lack of performance. For the 2017/18 season , the right-hander was loaned to Bregenz Handball by his home club in Celje . He has been playing for the German second division ThSV Eisenach since the 2019/20 season .

Luka Kikanović ran for the Slovenian junior selection. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing .

HLA balance

season	society	Division	Gates	7 meters	Field gates
2016/17	HC Linz AG	HLA	159	1/1	158
2017/18	Bregenz handball	HLA	142	31/40	111
2018/19	Bregenz handball	HLA	48	6/10	42
2016-2019	total	HLA	349	38/51 (76%)	311

Web links

• Team of HC Linz AG
• Luka Kikanovic in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ APA: HC Linz signed Kikanovic from Slovenia. nachricht.at, July 18, 2016, accessed on February 18, 2017 . 
2. ^ Result: RK Celje Pivovarna Laško-RK Brežice. (No longer available online.) Rk-celje.si, April 28, 2015, archived from the original on March 31, 2017 ; accessed on February 18, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Squad planning completed. tips.at, July 19, 2016, accessed on February 18, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Cup disgrace with aftermath: Legionnaires dismissed without notice. nachricht.at, accessed on September 12, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Bregenz Handball borrows Luka Kikanović from Celje! bregenz-handball.at, March 30, 2017, accessed March 30, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Masterful appearance. thsv-eisenach.de, April 7, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Gold Medal Match. ihf.info, August 25, 2014, accessed on February 18, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Debutant Slovenia dethrone Egypt as YOG champions. ihf.info, August 25, 2014, accessed on February 18, 2017 .