António Areia

António Areia
Personal information
Full name António Antunes Baeta Rodrigues Areia
Born (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990
Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club FC Porto
Number 25
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2010
 Belenenses
2010–2015
 S.L. Benfica
2015–2024
 FC Porto
2024–
 Tremblay Handball
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–
 Portugal 112 (334)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14 January 2026

António Antunes Baeta Rodrigues Areia (pronounced [ɐ̋ˈtonju ɐˈɾɐjɐ]; born 21 June 1990) is a Portuguese handball player for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team.

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2] In 2025 he was part of the Portugal team that reached the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history. They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France. In the last seconds of the match he missed the shot, that would put Portugal level and take the match to extra time.[3] At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Portugal team that got 5th place, their best ever finish at a European Championship.[4]

References

  1. ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ^ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Historiske Portugal" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.


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