António Areia
| António Areia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | António Antunes Baeta Rodrigues Areia | ||
| Born |
21 June 1990 Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Porto | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2010 | Belenenses | ||
2010–2015 | S.L. Benfica | ||
2015–2024 | FC Porto | ||
2024– | Tremblay Handball | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Portugal | 99 | (290) | |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2024 | |||
António Antunes Baeta Rodrigues Areia (pronounced [ɐ̋ˈtonju ɐˈɾɐjɐ]; born 21 June 1990) is a Portuguese handball player for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team.
He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2] In 2025 he was part of the Portugal team that reached the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history. They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France. In the last seconds of the match he missed the shot, that would put Portugal level and take the match to extra time.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- António Areia at the International Handball Federation
- António Areia at the European Handball Federation
- António Areia at Olympics.com
- António Areia at Olympedia
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