[1] She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.

[2][3] Angela Malestein started her career at VOC Amsterdam in 2008, where she played until 2011 where she joined SV Dalfsen Handbal, where she won the Eredivisie.

Malestein debuted for the Dutch national team on November 26th 2009 against Germany.

[8][9] Malestein also competed at the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in the Czech Republic.

Her biggest achievement came at 2019 World Championship in Japan, where Netherlands won gold medals, beating Spain in the final 30:29[2][10] She also represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.