Tomás Händel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Romano Pereira dos Santos Händel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2000[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 | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026 | |||
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.
Club career
Vitória Guimarães
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
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]
International career
Händel was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019,[17] 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.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 118 | 6 | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | 2025–26 | Serbian SuperLiga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ a b c "Tomás Händel" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Томас Хандел" [Tomás Händel] (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vitória Guimarães de regresso às provas europeias" [Vitória Guimarães back in European competition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Томас Хандел у Црвеној звезди" [Tomás Händel to Red Star] (in Serbian). Red Star Belgrade. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tomás Handel satisfeito com a estreia" [Tomás Händel satisfied with debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tomás Händel at Soccerway
External links
- Tomás Händel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Tomás Händel national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)