Joana Resende | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Porto, Portugal | 23 March 2001||
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 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018- | Portugal | 5 | (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.