Joana Resende
Portuguese handball player (born 2001)
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Joana Resende (born 23 March 2001) is a Portuguese handball player for Paris 92 and the Portuguese national team.[1]
Nationality
Portuguese
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position
Left back
| Joana Resende | |||
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Joana Resende (2022) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 March 2001 Porto, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Paris 92 | ||
| Number | 73 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2018 | Colégio de Gaia | ||
2018–2020 | Benfica | ||
2020–2022 | Paris 92 | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018- | Portugal | 29 | (75) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2024 | |||
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
- Topscorer of the Junior European Championship: 2019
