FRADE Luis

World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2021	Egypt

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2020

World Junior Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Spain

World Youth Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Georgia

Athlete

Portuguese

FC Barcelona Handbol [Spain] since 2020/21

Xavi Pascual [club], ESP; Paulo Pereira [national], POR

Pivot (rtp.pt, 11 Jan 2021)

His father played rugby union [15-a-side] for Benfica in Portugal, while his mother played basketball for Academico do Porto in Portugal. (maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Mar 2021)

Liga ASOBAL [ESP] (mundodeportivo.com, 08 Apr 2021)

He took up the sport at age 12 in Maia, Portugal. (maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Mar 2021)

He initially trained in karate and earned a black belt in the sport. He combined karate with other sports, including basketball and football, and was introduced to handball at a sports festival in Maia, Portugal. He later chose to focus on handball over karate as he advanced in the sport. "The coach saw me and asked if I played handball. I said, 'No'. He advised me to try it because he saw I had some skills." (maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Mar 2021)

He was named World Young Handball Player of the 2019/20 season by handball news outlet Handball Planet. (handball-planet.com, 09 Jul 2020)

He was named Best Pivot at the 2017 U19 World Championship in Georgia, the 2018 U20 European Championship in Slovenia, and the 2019 U21 World Championship in Spain. (eurohandball.com, 21 Aug 2017; handball-planet.com, 30 Jul 2018; ihf.info, 28 Jul 2019; maisfutebol.iol.pt, 23 Mar 2021)