Álex Suárez
Álex Suárez | ||
Player information | ||
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Full name | Alejandro Suárez Castro | |
birthday | September 27, 1993 | |
place of birth | Maó , Spain | |
size | 206 cm | |
Weight | 101 kg | |
position | Power forward | |
Club information | ||
society | real Madrid | |
league | League ACB | |
Jersey number | 36 | |
Clubs as active | ||
2011–2015 Joventut de Badalona 2011–2013 → CB Prat (loan) Since 2015 Real Madrid 2015–2016 → CB Bilbao Berri (loan)
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Alejandro "Álex" Suárez Castro (born September 27, 1993 in Maó , Balearic Islands ) is a Spanish basketball player . He plays in the position of the power forward .
career
Álex Suárez began his junior career at Center de Tecnificació Esportiva Illes Balears (CTEIB) in Palma . In the summer of 2009, the then 16-year-old moved to the youth team of Joventut de Badalona , where he spent two seasons in the U-18 team. On January 30, 2011, he celebrated in a league encounter against Menorca Bàsquet already made his debut in the A-team of the club, denied the rest of the season but continued for the A-youth.
In 2011 Álex Suárez joined CB Prat , an associate at this time with Joventut and in the LEB Oro playing farm team of Joventut. In the 2012/13 season, in addition to his appearances for CB Prat, he also played 12 games in the ACB league in the ranks of Joventut Badalona.
From the 2013/14 season, Álex Suárez went to the squad of the professional team of Joventut Badalona, where he should spend a total of two seasons. In the summer of 2015 Real Madrid signed the young Power Forward, but loaned him to CB Bilbao Berri for a year , where he made his EuroCup debut on October 14, 2015 against JSF Nanterre . In summer 2016 he returned to the Spanish record champions.
National team
Alex Suárez competed with Spain's U-16 national team in the 2009 European Championship, the Iberians won the gold medal with a 70:64 in the final against Lithuania. In 2011 he was able to repeat the success with the U-18 team, this time Spain prevailed in the final with 71:65 against Serbia. In both 2012 and 2013 he was in the Iberian squad for the U-20 European Championships, and he finished third with his team in both tournaments.
Achievements and honors
National team
- U-20 European Championship 2013: bronze
- U-20 European Championship 2012: bronze
- U-18 European Championship 2011: Gold
- U-16 European Championship 2009: Gold
Web links
- Profile - on acb.com (Spanish)
- Profile - on euroleague.net (English)
- Álex Suárez - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments on archive.fiba.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Menorca Bàsquet - Joventut Badalona. In: acb.com. January 30, 2011, accessed September 24, 2016 (Spanish).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Suarez, Alex |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suárez Castro, Alejandro (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1993 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maó , Spain |