Emir Sulejmanović
Iberostar Tenerife | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Liga ACB |
Personal information | |
Born | Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | July 13, 1995
Nationality | Finnish / Bosnian |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2011–2013 | Union Olimpija |
2011–2012 | →Union Olimpija mladi |
2013–2016 | Barcelona |
2013–2016 | →Barcelona B |
2015 | →Orlandina |
2016–2017 | Cibona |
2017–2019 | Fuenlabrada |
2017–2019 | →Breogán |
2019–2020 | Bilbao |
2020–present | Canarias |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Emir Sulejmanović (born July 13, 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.
Professional career
Club career
Sulejmanović was born in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but migrated with his family to Jyväskylä, Finland in 1997. The family finally settled in Kaarina in 2000, where Sulejmanović grew up playing junior basketball for the Kaarina Ura team.[1] In 2011 he transferred to the junior academy of KK Union Olimpija, signing a four-year contract as he made the full squad one year later.[2] He participated in the EuroLeague for the first time against Real Madrid Baloncesto in December 2012.[3]
In July 2013, Sulejmanović moved to FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[4] During the next two years he mostly played with the FC Barcelona B reserve squad.[5] In April 2015, he was loaned to Italian team Orlandina Basket for the rest of the season.[6]
On August 4, 2016, Sulejmanović signed with Croatian club Cibona.[7]
On August 14, 2017, Sulejmanović signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Fuenlabrada.[8] On October 11, 2017, he was loaned to Cafés Candelas Breogán of the LEB Oro.[9] On July 18, 2018, he was loaned to Cafés Candelas Breogán.[10] On August 16, 2019, Sulejmanović signed a two-year deal with Spanish club RETAbet Bilbao Basket.[11] He averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds per game. On July 12, 2020, he parted ways with the team.[12] Sulejmanović signed with Iberostar Tenerife on July 14.[13]
International career
Sulejmanović has played for the Finnish U-16[14] and U-20 junior national teams in the past. He has however announced that he will represent Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team in future senior international tournaments[15]
References
- ^ Koripallolupaus Sulejmanovic hylännee Suomen maajoukkueen
- ^ Union Olimpija promotes Sulejmanovic
- ^ SULEJMANOVIC, EMIR 2012–13 STATISTICS
- ^ Barcelona confirms the agreement with Ljubjana for Sulejmanovic
- ^ Emir Sulejmanovic-Eurobasket.com
- ^ Capo d'Orlando signs Emir Sulejmanovic on loan from Barcelona
- ^ KK Cibona signs Emir Sulejmanovic, re-signs Nebojsa Joksimovic
- ^ Fuenlabrada signs Emir Sulejmanovic
- ^ Emir Sulejmanovic jugará cedido esta temporada en el Cafés Candelas de LEB Oro (in Spanish)
- ^ "ACB.COM - Emir Sulejmanovic, una temporada más en Cafés Candelas". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "ACB.COM - Emir Sulejmanovic firma con RETAbet Bilbao Basket". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "RetaBet Bilbao, Emir Sulejmanovic part ways". Sportando. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Emir Sulejmanović signs with Iberostar Tenerife". Sportando. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ Emir Sulejmanovic (Finland)-fibaeurope
- ^ Kaarina-lehti: Raha ratkaisi - huippulupaus ei valinnut Suomea
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
- Bilbao Basket players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Finland
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- CB Breogán players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Finnish men's basketball players
- Finnish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- KK Cibona players
- KK Olimpija players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Orlandina Basket players
- People from Rogatica
- Power forwards (basketball)