Mārtiņš Laksa

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Mārtiņš Laksa
No. 25 – Tauron GTK Gliwice
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePolish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34)
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011VEF Rīga
2011–2014Ventspils
2014–2015Jūrmala
2015–2017Valmiera
2017–2019Obradoiro
2019–2021Start Lublin
2021Estudiantes
2021–2022Alba Fehérvár
2022Gießen 46ers
2022–2023CBet Jonava
2023–presentGTK Gliwice
Career highlights and awards

Mārtiņš Laksa (born 26 June 1990)[1] is a professional Latvian basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

Professional career

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Laksa started his career with ASK Rīga junior squad. In August 2009 Laksa tried out for Spanish club Bilbao Basket.[2] Starting from 2009-2010 season Laksa played for VEF Rīga, where he spent three years. After playing in Riga Laksa made a move to BK Ventspils. He also played for the Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro in Liga ACB. In August 2021, Laksa signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On January 22, 2022, Laksa signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

On August 4, 2023, he signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[5]

International career

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Laksa has represented the Latvian national youth team and Latvian men's national team in several competitions.

Personal life

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Mārtiņš Laksa is son of former Latvian NT player Jānis Laksa.

References

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  1. ^ "BBL profile". Bbl.net. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Uz Spāniju dosies arī Mārtiņš Laksa". 25 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Az Alba Fehérvárban folytatja Martins Laksa". FEOL (in Hungarian). August 16, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles; Poerschke, Daniel (January 22, 2022). "Martins Laksa (ex Alba) agreed terms with Giessen". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Martins Laksa nowym zawodnikiem GTK Gliwice". gtk.gliwice.pl (in Polish). August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.