Aleksandar Vezenkov

Aleks Vezenkov
Player information
Full name	Aleksandar Vezenkov
birthday	August 6, 1995 (25 years and 26 days)
place of birth	Nicosia , Cyprus
size	206 cm
Weight	102 kg
position	Power forward
NBA draft	2017 , 57th Pick , Brooklyn Nets
Club information
society	Olympiacos Piraeus
league	EuroLeague
Jersey number	14th
Clubs as active
2011–2015 Aris Thessaloniki 2015–2018 FC Barcelona 2018– Olympiacos Piraeus 0000
National team
Since 2014	Bulgaria

Aleksandar "Aleks" Vezenkov ( Greek Αλεξάντερ "Αλέξ" Βεζένκοφ , Alexander "Alex" Vezenkof; born August 6, 1995 in Nicosia , Republic of Cyprus ) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player. The 206 cm and 102 kg heavy man plays in the position of power forward for Olympiacos . He also has Greek and Cypriot citizenship.

Early career

Vezenkov is known as one of the best European basketball players of his age. In 2005 he joined the Cypriot basketball club APOEL Nicosia . Four years later he moved to the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki , where he played with the juniors until 2011.

Professional career

Vezenkov started his professional career in 2011 with Aris Thessaloniki in the Greek league . In 2015 he was voted the most valuable player in the league. Then Vezenkov moved to Spain for FC Barcelona .

Bulgarian national team

Vezenkov played for the Bulgarian U16 and U18 national team, taking part in the following tournaments:

with the U16:

• U16 European Championship 2010
• U16 European Championship 2011

with the U18:

• U18 European Championship 2012
• U18 European Championship 2013

Web links

• archive.fiba.com: Players - Aleksandar VEZENKOV (BUL) - Overview of participation in international FIBA tournaments ( English )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ο Βεζένκοφ ορκίζεται Έλληνας Ο Βεζένκοφ ορκίζεται Έλληνας (Greek).
2. ^ NN: Aleksandar Vezenkov. ( October 29, 2014 memento on the Internet Archive ) Archived from Aris Basketball Club website; Thessaloniki, undated in 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2019 (in English and Greek).
3. ^ NN: Aleksandar Vezenkov. Season 2011/2012. ( Memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Archived from FIBA ​​website; Mies, Switzerland, undated in 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2019 (in English).
4. ↑ ^{a b} onsports.gr (Greek)
5. ↑ Ο Βεζένκοφ έδωσε ... ελληνικό όρκο! (Greek).
6. ↑ eurohopes.com: Aleksandar Vezenkov