Luís Frade

Luís Diogo Sousa Frade (born 11 September 1998) is a Portuguese handball player for FC Barcelona and the Portuguese national team.^[1]

Luís Frade
Personal information
Full name	Luís Diogo Sousa Frade
Born	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26) Rio Tinto, Portugal
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	FC Barcelona
Number	82
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015–2018	AA Águas Santas
2018–2020	Sporting CP
2020–	FC Barcelona
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019-	Portugal	70	(156)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2024

Career

Early career

As a kid Frade played primarily Rugby and Basketball, and only discovered handball at the age of 14.^[2]

In 2015 he Joined Portuguese first league team AA Águas Santas. In 2018 he joined Portuguese top team Sporting CP. In his first season at the club he came in second place in the Portuguese League Andebol 1.

FC Barcelona

In 2020 he joined FC Barcelona on a four year deal.^[3] In his first season at the club he reached the final of the EHF Champions League, where Barcelona lost the German side THW Kiel. In this season he was named best young player in the world by Handball Planet.^[4] The following season in 2021 he won the EHF Champions League, beating Danish team Aalborg Håndbold in the final.

National team

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship where Portugal came 6th.^[5][6]

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.^[7]

Honours

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2021, 2022, 2024
• Liga ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Copa ASOBAL:
  • Winner: 2023, 2024
• Copa del Rey:
  • Winner: 2023
• Supercopa Ibérica:
  • Winner: 2022

Individual awards

• Handball-Planet - Best young player in the world: 2020