Joana Resende

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

Joana Resende
Joana Resende (2022)
Personal information
Born	(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 22) 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–	Paris 92
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018-	Portugal	5	(12)

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

References

1. EHF profile
2. "2019 Women's European Championship 19 – Final Tournament". EHF. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
3. "Hungary win first Women's 19 EHF EURO title on home court". EHF. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
4. "Seleção A Feminina". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links

• Joana Resende at the European Handball Federation 
• Joana Resende at the Ligue Féminine de Handball (in French)