Leonel Paulo
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Leonel Ditutala Paulo (born 30 April 1986) is an Angolan basketball player who last played for Sangalhos DC and formerly for the Angola national team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays as power forward. Paulo is one of the most decorated players currently active, having won six Angolan League titles, including MVP honours in 2015.[1]
He had his most successful stints with Petro de Luanda, where he was the club's captain and played a total of fourteen seasons, from 2004 to 2008 and 2012 to 2022.[2] Since then, he has been a free agent. Paulo joined his first foreign club, Sangalhos DC in Portugal, signing a one-year contract in November 2022.[3]
Paulo played for and captained Angola at various international competitions, including the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] He also won two AfroBasket championships with his country, in 2009 and 2013.
BAL career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 |
Career | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | .447 | .182 | .429 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 6.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Angola: Basketball - Player Leonel Paulo Points Out Libolo and 1º De Agosto as Main Title Contenders". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Leonel Paulo sem mercado após três meses". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Olgário, Marcos (8 November 2022). "É NOTÍCIA: Leonel Paulo vai evoluir na Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol". Bola em Campo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ Player Profile Yahoo! Sports
External links
[edit]- Leonel Paulo at FIBA
- Leonel Paulo at Eurobasket.com
- Leonel Paulo at RealGM
- Leonel Paulo at Proballers
- Leonel Paulo at Basketball-Reference.com