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Tomás Händel

Tomás Romano Pereira dos Santos Händel (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade.

Tomás Händel
Personal information
Full name Tomás Romano Pereira dos Santos Händel[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2][1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Star Belgrade
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 Moreirense
2010–2019 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Vitória Guimarães B 34 (5)
2021–2025 Vitória Guimarães 91 (5)
2025– Red Star Belgrade 28 (1)
International career
2021 Portugal U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026

Club career

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Vitória Guimarães

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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;[3][4] 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.[5]

Händel made his competitive debut with the main squad on 26 July 2021, 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.[6] 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.[7]

Händel suffered a left thigh injury in February 2022, ruling him out of the rest of the season and the start of the next.[8] After two games back in the reserves,[9] he made his comeback on 18 March 2023 as a substitute in a 5–1 loss at S.L. Benfica.[10] 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.[11]

During his tenure, Händel made 118 competitive appearances,[12] scored six goals and provided as many assists.[13]

Red Star

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On 2 September 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that they had reached an agreement with Händel on a four-year deal;[14] a €3.1 million fee was agreed, and Vitória remained entitled to 20% of any future transfer.[15] He scored on his Serbian SuperLiga debut 12 days later, in a 7–1 home rout of FK Železničar Pančevo.[16] He won a double in his first season.[17]

International career

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Händel was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019,[18] 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.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[20]
Club Season League National cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Guimarães B 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 80————80
2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 243————243
2022–23 Liga 3 22————22
Total 345————345
Vitória Guimarães 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1601020——190
2022–23 Primeira Liga 910000——91
2023–24 Primeira Liga 31261002[a]0—393
2024–25 Primeira Liga 322301012[a]0—482
2025–26 Primeira Liga 30000000—30
Total 91510130140—1186
Red Star Belgrade 2025–26 Serbian SuperLiga 28131—9[b]0—402
Career total 15311132302300019213
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Tomás Händel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Томас Хандел" [Tomás Händel] (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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 2 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Vitória Guimarães de regresso às provas europeias" [Vitória Guimarães back in European competition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Silva, David (1 September 2025). "V. Guimarães: capitão Tomás Händel sai em definitivo por 3 milhões" [V. Guimarães: captain Tomás Händel leaves permanently for 3 million] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Tomás Handel sai do Vitória para reforçar o Estrela Vermelha" [Tomás Handel leaves Vitória to bolster Red Star] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Томас Хандел у Црвеној звезди" [Tomás Händel to Red Star] (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "OFICIAL: Tomás Händel troca V. Guimarães pelo Estrela Vermelha" [OFFICIAL: Tomás Händel swaps V. Guimarães for Red Star] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Nunes, David (14 September 2025). "Estreia de sonho para Tomás Handel no Estrela Vermelha" [Dream debut for Tomás Handel at Red Star]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 "Sérvia: Tomás Händel ajuda Estrela Vermelha a conquistar a Taça" [Serbia: Tomás Händel helps Red Star to conquer the Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tomás Handel satisfeito com a estreia" [Tomás Händel satisfied with debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ Tomás Händel at Soccerway
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