Akselis Vairogs

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Akselis Vairogs
No. 33 – Valmiera/ORDO
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLBL
BBL
Personal information
Born (1985-11-08) November 8, 1985 (age 38)
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Career information
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2005Ventspils Augstskola
2005–2006BK Valmiera
2006–2009Ventspils
2009BK Zemgale
2009–2010Bordeaux
2010–2011Ventspils
2011–2012Śląsk Wrocław
2012–2015Ventspils
2015–2016Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2016–presentValmiera/ORDO
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL champion (2009, 2014, 2016)
  • BBL champion (2013)

Akselis Vairogs (born November 8, 1985) is a Latvian professional basketball player, who plays the shooting guard position. He is currently playing for Valmiera/ORDO.

Professional career

Vairogs started his career in Ventspils system playing for its farm-club Ventspils Augstskola. In the 2005-06 season, he was loaned to BK Valmiera where he became the top scorer of the Baltic Basketball League averaging 20.9 points in 31 games.[1]

He has spent most of his career playing for Ventspils, but Vairogs also played for Slask Wroclaw in Poland, and Zemgale Jelgava in Latvia and JSA Bordeaux Basket in France.

On August 8, 2014, he re-signed a contract with Ventspils.[2]

On August 10, 2015, he signed with Lithuanian club, BC Lietkabelis.

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