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; 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.
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. 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.
Händel suffered a left thigh injury in February 2022, ruling him out of the rest of the season and the start of the next. After two games back in the reserves, he made his comeback on 18 March 2023 as a substitute in a 5–1 loss at S.L. Benfica. 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.
During his tenure, Händel made 118 competitive appearances, scored six goals and provided as many assists.
Red Star On 2 September 2025, Red Star Belgrade announced that they had reached an agreement with Händel on a four-year deal; a €3.1 million fee was agreed, and Vitória remained entitled to 20% of any future transfer. He scored on his Serbian SuperLiga debut 12 days later, in a 7–1 home rout of FK Železničar Pančevo. He won a double in his first season.
International career Händel was called up to the Portugal under-19 team in February 2019, 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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitória Guimarães B2019–20Campeonato de Portugal80————802020–21Campeonato de Portugal243————2432022–23Liga 322————22Total345————345Vitória Guimarães2021–22Primeira Liga1601020——1902022–23Primeira Liga910000——912023–24Primeira Liga312610020—3932024–25Primeira Liga3223010120—4822025–26Primeira Liga30000000—30Total91510130140—1186Red Star Belgrade2025–26Serbian SuperLiga28131—90—4022026–27Serbian SuperLiga5100—00—51Total33231—90—453Career total15812132302300019714
Honours Red Star Serbian SuperLiga: 2025–26 Serbian Cup: 2025–26
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