Joana Resende Explained

Joana Resende
Nationality:Portuguese
Birth Date:23 March 2001
Birth Place:Porto, Portugal
Height:1.75 m
Position:Left back
Clubnumber:73
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Colégio de Gaia
Years2:2018–2020
Clubs2:Benfica
Years3:2020–2022
Clubs3:Paris 92
Nationalyears1:2018-
Nationalteam1:Portugal
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:12

Joana Resende (born 23 March 2001) is a Portuguese handball player for Paris 92 and the Portuguese national team.[1]

She represented Portugal in the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, placing 18th and in the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, placing 14th.[2] She was also top scorer for Portugal and the overall topscorer at the 2019 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship, with 55 goals.[3]

She made international debut on the Portuguese national team on 25 November 2018, against Greece.[4]

She is the daughter of former Portuguese top handball player, Carlos Resende.

Individual awards

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurohandball.com/player/567504 EHF profile
  2. Web site: 2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament. EHF. 16 June 2020. English.
  3. News: Hungary win first Women’s 19 EHF EURO title on home court. EHF. 21 July 2019. 16 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Seleção A Feminina. 16 June 2020 . portal.fpa.pt.