Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the club Vitória Guimarães in the Primeira Liga.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tomás Romano Pereira Santos Händel | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club 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 | 32 | (3) |
| 2021– | Vitória Guimarães | 16 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 17 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
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] He made his professional debut in a 4–1 Taça da Liga first round home win over Leixões on 26 July 2021; he played the full 90 minutes.[2] 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.[3]
In February 2022, Händel suffered a left thigh injury, ruling him out of the rest of the season and the start of the next.[4]
Born in Portugal, Händel is of Austrian descent through his grandfather. He was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019,[5] 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.[6]
Vitória S.C. – current squad | |
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