Elohim Prandi

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Elohim Prandi

| image = Elohim Prandi 20170531.jpg

| caption = Prandi in 2017

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|8|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Istres, France

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Paris Saint-Germain

| clubnumber = 71

| youthyears1 = 2006-2012

| youthclubs1 = Torcy HB

| youthyears2 = 2012-2013

| youthclubs2 = C'Chartres MH

| youthyears3 = 2013–2017

| youthclubs3 = US Ivry

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = USAM Nîmes Gard

| years2 = 2020–

| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain

| nationalyears1 = 2019–

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 56

| nationalgoals1 = 142

| ntupdate = 3 February 2025

| medaltemplates =

}}

Elohim Prandi (born 24 August 1998) is a French professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball and the French national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnh.fr/lidl-starligue/joueurs/elohim-prandi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113134330/https://www.lnh.fr/lidl-starligue/joueurs/elohim-prandi|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2020|title=Elohim PRANDI|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.time24.news/2020/01/elohim-prandi-the-new-nugget-of-the-france-team.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113135510/https://www.time24.news/2020/01/elohim-prandi-the-new-nugget-of-the-france-team.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2020|title=Elohim Prandi, the new nugget of the France team {{!}} Time24 News|date=13 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}}

Club career

Prandi played from 2013 for the youth team of US Ivry HB.{{cite web |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/archives/elohim-prandi-le-fils-prodigue-29-05-2016-5838051.php |title=Elohim Prandi, le fils prodigue |publisher=Le Parisien |date=29 May 2016 |access-date=22 July 2019|language=fr}} In March 2016 he made his debut for the senior team, and during the 2016-17 he played 24 games for the first team.

He then joined USAM Nîmes Gard,{{cite web |url=https://www.handzone.net/Home/Actu.aspx?actID=63044 |title=Elohim Prandi choisit son destin et signe à Nîmes |publisher=handzone.net |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=22 July 2019|language=fr}} where he reached the final of the French Cup in 2018, where they lost to PSG 32-26. In the 2019-20 season he was part of the French league all star team as the left back.

In 2020 he joined PSG,{{cite web |url=https://www.handzone.net/Home/Actu.aspx?actID=64907 |title=Elohim Prandi... un avenir majuscule au PSG |publisher=handzone.net |date=2 July 2019 |access-date=22 July 2019|language=fr}} where he has won the French Championship in every season from 2021 to 2024, as well as the 2021 French Cup. At the EHF Excellence Awards in 2024 he was named the best left back.{{Cite web |title=EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-excellence-awards-2024-these-are-the-season-s-best-players/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=eurohandball.com|publisher=EHF}}

In July 2023 he broke his left hand during a league match against Handball Club de Nantes.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Handball/Actualites/Fracture-de-la-main-gauche-pour-elohim-prandi-psg/1400292|title=Fracture de la main gauche pour Elohim Prandi (PSG)|date=3 June 2023|publisher=L'Équipe}}.

=National team=

Prandi made his debut for the French national team on 29 October 2019 against Denmark.{{cite web |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/handball/equipe-de-france/handball-elohim-prandi-dans-la-cour-des-grands-avec-l-equipe-de-france-6582624 |title=Elohim Prandi dans la cour des grands avec l’équipe de France |publisher=Ouest-France |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=28 October 2019|language=fr}}

He represented France at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.ffhandball.fr/fr/articles/articles-publies/edfm-ehf-euro-2020-une-liste-de-dix-huit|title=EHF EURO 2020 – une liste de dix-huit|date=6 January 2020|work=ff-handball.org}}{{Cite web |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/HBL_PROD/HBEC20M/PDF_ROSTER_FRA.PDF |title=2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad |access-date=21 June 2020 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119100057/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/HBL_PROD/HBEC20M/PDF_ROSTER_FRA.PDF |url-status=dead }}

At the 2023 World Championship he won a silver medal, losing to Denmark in the final.

He won gold medals at the 2024 European Championship. In the semifinal against Sweden, he scored a sensational but controversial last second goal, that the European Handball Federation later admitted, should not have counted. The Swedish national team made a formal complaint after the match, which was however rejected by EHF.{{cite web | url=https://www.handball-planet.com/ehf-rejects-sweden-in-prandis-case/ | title=EHF rejects Sweden in "Prandi's case" | date=27 January 2024 }}

At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-02-sindssyg-afslutning-paa-dramatisk-bronzekamp|title=Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp|publisher=TV2 Danmark|first=Oliver|last=Orup Kristensen|date=2 February 2025|accessdate=2 February 2025|language=da|trans-title=Insane finish to bronze match}} During the tournament he played 8 games and scored 18 goals.{{cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/7c2253d6-1efd-4495-b237-6171c39fac97/pdf/FRATOTAL.PDF |title=IHF World Championship 2025: Cumulative Statistics France |publisher=International Handball Federation|website=ihf.info |format=PDF |language=en |access-date=2025-02-03}}

Honours

EHF Excellence Awards: Left Back of the Season 2023/24{{Cite web |title=EHF Excellence Awards 2024: These are the season's best players |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/ehf-excellence-awards-2024-these-are-the-season-s-best-players/ |access-date=8 September 2024 |website=EHF}}