Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Moreirense | ||
| 2010–2019 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Vitória Guimarães B | 34 | (5) |
| 2021– | Vitória Guimarães | 54 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 28 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Guimarães of Austrian descent through his grandmother, Händel was a youth player at local clubs Moreirense F.C. and Vitória de Guimarães. He signed his first professional contract with the latter on 27 March 2019, lasting until 2023 and with a buyout clause of €15 million;[2][3] on 24 June 2021, having started his senior career with the reserve team in the third division he extended the link to 2026 and increased the clause to €50 million.[4] He made his competitive debut with the main squad on 26 July, in a 4–1 home win against Leixões S.C. in the first round of the Taça da Liga where he played the full 90 minutes.[5] His first Primeira Liga appearance took place on 22 August, the entirety of a 4–0 victory over F.C. Vizela also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.[6]
Händel suffered a left thigh injury in February 2022, ruling him out of the rest of the season and the start of the next.[7] After two games back in the reserves,[8] he made his comeback on 18 March 2023 as a substitute in a 5–1 loss at S.L. Benfica.[9] On 14 May he scored his first goal for the first team as the only at Rio Ave F.C. to guarantee a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League with two fixtures remaining.[10]
International career
Händel was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019,[11] but was not capped until playing three games for the under-21s in late 2021, starting in a 1–0 win over Belarus for the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers in Amadora on 6 September.[12]
References
External links
- Tomás Händel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tomás Händel national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Tomás Händel at Soccerway