Miguel Martinez (basketball)

Miguel Raymondo Martinez (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish-Lebanese professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He was a member of the Lebanese national team.

Miguel Martinez
No. 1 – Beirut Club
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLBL
Personal information
Born (1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalitySpanish and Lebanese
Listed height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2009Blue Stars
2009–2011Champville
2011–2012Sagesse
2012–2015Al Riyadi Club Beirut
2015–2017Louaize Club
2017–2018Beirut Club
2019–2020Al Riyadi Club Beirut
2020–2021JAC Sants
2021–2022Champville SC
2022–2023Al Riyadi Club Beirut
2023–presentBeirut Club
Career highlights and awards
  • LBL champion (2014, 2015)

Professional career

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Martinez started his pro career with Blue Stars in 2005, before moving to Champville in 2009 for a two-year stint. He then spent one season playing for Sagesse, and three seasons playing for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. For the 2015–16 season, he joined Louaize Club for 2 seasons . In 2017 he joined the newly promoted team Beirut Sporting Club. In September 2019, he inked with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.[citation needed]

National team career

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Martinez was a member of the Lebanese youth national team that participated in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship[1] In 2011, he played for the senior national team at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.[2] He joined the national team another time in 2016 for the waba championship[citation needed]

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