Elohim Prandi
French handball player (born 1998)
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Elohim Prandi (born 24 August 1998) is a French professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball and the French national team.[1][2]
Istres, France
| Elohim Prandi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Prandi in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 August 1998 Istres, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006-2012 | Torcy HB | ||
2012-2013 | C'Chartres MH | ||
2013–2017 | US Ivry | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2020 | USAM Nîmes Gard | ||
2020– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | France | 56 | (142) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2025 | |||
Club career
Prandi played from 2013 for the youth team of US Ivry HB.[3] In March 2016 he made his debut for the senior team, and during the 2016-17 he played 24 games for the first team.
He then joined USAM Nîmes Gard,[4] where he reached the final of the French Cup in 2018, where they lost to PSG 32-26. In the 2019-20 season he was part of the French league all star team as the left back.
In 2020 he joined PSG,[5] where he has won the French Championship in every season from 2021 to 2024, as well as the 2021 French Cup. At the EHF Excellence Awards in 2024 he was named the best left back.[6]
In July 2023 he broke his left hand during a league match against Handball Club de Nantes.[7]
National team
Prandi made his debut for the French national team on 29 October 2019 against Denmark.[8]
He represented France at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship[9][10]
At the 2023 World Championship he won a silver medal, losing to Denmark in the final.
He won gold medals at the 2024 European Championship. In the semifinal against Sweden, he scored a sensational but controversial last second goal, that the European Handball Federation later admitted, should not have counted. The Swedish national team made a formal complaint after the match, which was however rejected by EHF.[11]
At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff.[12] During the tournament he played 8 games and scored 18 goals.[13]
Honours
- EHF Excellence Awards: Left Back of the Season 2023/24[14]
