Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.
Uščins started playing handball at SG Kühnau in Dessau as his father played for 2. Bundesliga team Dessau-Roßlauer HV. When he was 13 years old he joined SC Magdeburg,[1] where he played for the Magdeburg 2nd team in the 3. Liga.
In February 2021 he joined Bergischer HC on loan.[2]
In the 2021–22 season he was a part of the Magdeburg first team, where he won the German Championship.
For the 2022–23 season he joined TSV Hannover-Burgdorf on a permanent deal.[3] In 2025 he was named the best young player in the world by IHF.[4]
Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship.[5] He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.[5]
He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023,[5] which Germany won.[6]
Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[6] He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.[6]
His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[5]
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