Leo Prantner
Italian handball player (born 2001)
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Leo Prantner (born 24 November 2001 in Meran, Italy)[1] is an Italian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Italian national team.
| Leo Prantner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Prantner (2022) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
21 November 2001 Meran, Italy | ||
| Nationality | Italian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2018 | Sport Club Meran Handball | ||
2018–2019 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2021 | Sport Club Meran Handball | ||
2021–2023 | Rebi Balonmano Cuenca | ||
2023–2024 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | ||
2025– | Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Italy | 28 | (18) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2025 | |||
He started playing handball in his hometown club Sport Club Meran Handball.[1] In 2018, he switched to the academy, of the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt, but didn't break through, and returned a year later to his boyhood club.[2]
In 2021, he joined Spanish side Rebi Balonmano Cuenca.[3]
In 2023, he returned to Germany to join HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.[4]
On January 30th 2025 Füchse Berlin announced that they had signed Leo Prantner on a deal until 2027.[1] In his first season at the club, he won the Bundesliga. This was the first league title in club history.[5] The same season he played in the 2024-25 EHF Champions League final, where Füchse lost to league rivals SC Magdeburg.[6]
Private
His brother Max Prantner is also a professional handball player. Their father, Jürgen Prantner, is a handball coach and former player.[3]