Tomás Händel

Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória Guimarães in the Primeira Liga.

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
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 76
Youth career
2009–2010 Moreirense
2010–2019 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Vitória Guimarães B 34 (3)
2021– Vitória Guimarães 23 (1)
International career
2021 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Händel was a youth player at local Moreirense and Vitória 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;[1] on 24 June 2021 he extended the link to 2026 and increased the clause to €50 million.[2] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Taça da Liga first round home win over Leixões on 26 July, playing for the full 90 minutes.[3] On 22 August, he played his first Primeira Liga game, the entirety of a 4–0 win over Vizela at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.[4]

In February 2022, Händel suffered a left thigh injury, ruling him out of the rest of the season and the start of the next.[5] After two games back in the reserves, he made his comeback on 18 March 2023 as a substitute in a 5–1 loss at Benfica;[6] on 14 May he scored his first goal for the main team as the game's only at Rio Ave to guarantee a place in the UEFA Europa Conference League with two games remaining of the season.[7]

International career

Born in Portugal, Händel is of Austrian descent through his grandfather. He was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019,[8] but was not capped until playing three games for the under-21 team in late 2021, starting in a 1–0 win over Belarus in Amadora on 6 September.[9]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Vitoria Guimaraes vs. Leixões - 26 July 2021". Soccerway.
  4. "V. Guimarães estreia-se a ganhar na Liga com uma goleada" [V. Guimarães win for first time in Liga with a thrashing]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Vitória Guimarães de regresso às provas europeias" [Vitória Guimarães back in European competition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. "Tomás Handel satisfeito com a estreia" [Tomás Händel satisfied with debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. "Tomás Handel e a estreia nos Sub-21: "Há muito que trabalho para isso"" [Tomás Händel and the Under-21 debut: "There's a lot to work on for this"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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