Leonel Fernandes

Leonel Fernandes
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Gomes Silva Fernandes
Born	12 March 1998 (age 28); Vila Real, Portugal
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Handball
Position	Left wing
Current club	Porto
Number	21
Youth career
Years	Team
2008–2013	ADA Maia
2019–2020	Porto
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2014–	Porto
2016–2018	→ ADA Maia (loan)
Years	Team
National team
Years	Team
–	Portugal
	Updated on 14 January 2026

Leonel Gomes Silva Fernandes (born 12 March 1998) is a Portuguese handball player.

Career

He started playing handball at ADA Maia, and in 2013 he joined the youth department of Porto. From 2016 to 2018 he was loaned back to ADA Maia.

From 2018 he played for Porto's first team, where he won the Portuguese Championship in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He also won the Cup in 2019 and 2021.

National team

He represented Portugal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship and at the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.

At the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship he represented Portugal again, where they finished 13th. 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. At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Portugal team that got 5th place, their best ever finish at a European Championship.

References

↑ Handball Base profile
↑ "Qualifiers EHF Euro 2022: Os Heróis do Mar estão de volta" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
↑ "EHF Euro 2022: Conheça os 18 convocados finais" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
↑ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
↑ "29th IHF Men's World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics Portugal" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
↑ "Historiske Portugal" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

External links

EHF Profile

[1] Handball Base profile

[2] "Qualifiers EHF Euro 2022: Os Heróis do Mar estão de volta" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

[3] "EHF Euro 2022: Conheça os 18 convocados finais" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[4] Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

[5] "29th IHF Men's World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics Portugal" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

[6] "Historiske Portugal" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.