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Tomás Händel

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For the German politician, see Thomas Händel.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira Santos and the second or paternal family name is Händel.
Tomás Händel
Personal information
Full name Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23)[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 65 (4)
International career
2021 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:35, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Tomás Händel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Tomás Händel foi sondado pela seleção austríaca mas respondeu... "Portugal"" [Tomás Händel was tracked by the Austria national team but replied... "Portugal"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Vitória segura Tomás Händel com cláusula de rescisão de 15 milhões de euros" [Vitória secure Tomás Händel with buyout clause of 15 million euros] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Tomás Händel renova com Vitória de Guimarães até 2026" [Tomás Händel renews with Vitória de Guimarães until 2026] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Pepa estreia-se no Vitória de Guimarães com triunfo na Taça da Liga" [Vitória de Guimarães debut for Pepa with League Cup win] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ "V. Guimarães estreia-se a ganhar na Liga com uma goleada" [V. Guimarães win for first time in League with a thrashing]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ Casaca, Manuel (19 June 2022). "Tomás Händel falha a pré-época e deixa mensagem nas redes sociais" [Tomás Händel misses pre-season and leaves message on social media]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. ^ Matos, Diogo (6 March 2023). "Tomás Händel de volta após longa paragem: «Aos que se mantiveram perto, a minha gratidão»" [Tomás Händel back after long break: "To those who stayed close to me, my thanks"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Moreno após o Benfica-Vitória: "Não relaciono o resultado com a ausência do Bamba"" [Moreno after Benfica-Vitória: "The way I see it the result and Bamba's absence are not related"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Vitória Guimarães de regresso às provas europeias" [Vitória Guimarães back in European competition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Tomás Handel satisfeito com a estreia" [Tomás Händel satisfied with debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Tomás Handel e a estreia nos Sub-21: "Há muito que trabalho para isso"" [Tomás Händel and the Under-21 debut: "I've been working for this for a long time"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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