Marko Kešelj
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | 2nd January 1988 | |
| place of birth | Belgrade , SFR Yugoslavia | |
| size | 208 cm | |
| position |
Small Forward Power Forward |
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| Club information | ||
| society | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | |
| league | LNB Pro A | |
| Jersey number | 21st | |
| Clubs as active | ||
–2006 KK Avala Ada Belgrade 2006–2007 CB Girona 2007–2008 Cologne 99ers 2008–2010 KK Red Star Belgrade 2010–2012 Olympiacos Piraeus 2012–2013 Valencia Basket Club 2013 Le Mans Sarthe Basket 2013–2014 ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 2014–2015 KK Mega Basket 2016 GS Lavrio since 2016 BC Ostend     
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Marko Kešelj ( Serbian - Cyrillic Марко Кешељ ; born January 2, 1988 in Belgrade ) is a Serbian basketball player .
The 2.08 m tall and 99 kg heavy power forward began his sporting career in his hometown at KK Avala Ada Belgrade. He then moved to Spain to CB Girona and was loaned to the German Bundesliga club Köln 99ers for two years in 2007 , but stayed there for only one year. After two seasons at KK Roter Stern Belgrade , he moved to Olympiacos in 2010 , with whom he won the ULEB Euroleague in 2012 . He then moved back to the Spanish ACB league for the Valencia Basket Club.
On August 14, 2012, he signed with Valencia for one year. On February 5, 2013, he left Valencia and went to Le Mans Basket for the remainder of the season. On August 8, 2013 he signed with ASVEL Basket for one year.
On October 14, 2014, he signed an open contract with the Serbian team Mega Vizurra. On June 17, 2015, it was confirmed that he will play with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2015 NBA Summer League.
In January 2016 Kešelj signed with the Greek club Lavrio for the rest of the Greek basketball league 2015/2016 season.
On September 18, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Telenet Ostend.
Kešelj was part of the Serbian national team for the 2010 World Cup . With Serbia he was also 2007 U19 world champion and 2008 U20 European champion.
Web links
- KESELJ, Marko - Player profile on the website of the ULEB (English)
- ACB.COM: Marko Keselj - player profile on the websites of the League ACB (Spanish)
- easyCredit BBL - Marko Kešelj - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Kešelj, Marko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кешељ, Марко (Serbian); Keselj, Marko (Latin spelling without diacritical marks) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belgrade |