sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlba Torrens Salom (born 30 August 1989) is a Spanish female basketball player at the small forward position who plays for UMMC Ekaterinburg. Winner of six EuroLeague titles with three clubs and eight medals with the Spanish senior team, she is considered one of the best European players of the 2010s. After the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg.[1][2][3]
Spanish basketball player
Alba Torrens Torrens, playing for the Spanish senior team in 2021 |
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Position | Small forward |
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Born | (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989 (age 32) Binissalem, Spain |
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Nationality | Spanish |
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Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
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WNBA draft | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 36th overall |
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Selected by the Connecticut Sun |
Playing career | 2006–present |
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2006–2009 | Celta Vigo |
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2009–2011 | Perfumerías Avenida |
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2011–2014 | Galatasaray |
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2014–2022 | UMMC Ekaterinburg |
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- 6× EuroLeague champion (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)
- Europe SuperCup champion (2016)
- Spanish League champion (2011)
- Turkish League champion (2014)
- 7x Russian League champion (2015–2021)
- 3x Turkish Cup champion (2012–2014)
- 2x Russian Cup champion (2017,2019)
- FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award (2009)
- 2× EuroLeague Finals MVP (2011, 2014)
- 2× FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year (2011, 2014)
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Representing Spain |
Olympic Games |
 | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
World Cup |
 | 2014 Turkey | |
 | 2010 Czech Republic | |
 | 2018 Spain | |
EuroBasket |
 | 2013 France | |
 | 2017 Czech Republic | |
 | 2009 Latvia | |
 | 2015 Hungary/Romania | |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torrens and the second or maternal family name is Salom.
Club career
Torrens started playing basketball in clubs in her native Balearic Islands before moving in 2003 to Segle XXI, where young talents are developed. She made her debut in the Spanish top-tier league with Celta Vigourban in the 2007–08 season. Perfumerías Avenida was her clubs for the next two seasons, winning the Spanish league and the Euroleague in 2011 under coach Lucas Mondelo. Despite being picked by the Connecticut Sun in the 2009 WNBA draft, she has repeatedly refused to join the WNBA because of the commitment to the national team.[4][5]
She moved abroad in 2011 to play for Galatasaray S.K., winning one League, three Cups and her second Euroleague in 2014.
At Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg since 2014, she won three EuroLeague Women titles in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021, as well as two Russian Cup and seven Russian Leagues. After the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the team.[6][7][8]
EuroLeague statistics
Season |
Team |
GP |
MPP |
PPP |
RPP |
APP |
2009–10 |
Halcón Avenida |
15 |
24.4 |
7.5 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
2010–11 |
Halcón Avenida |
16 |
28.0 |
15.8 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
2011–12 |
Galatasaray S.K. |
9 |
25.1 |
14.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2012–13 |
Galatasaray S.K. |
12 |
17.7 |
6.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
2013–14 |
Galatasaray S.K. |
17 |
29.4 |
13.7 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
2014–15 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
16 |
23.0 |
9.7 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2015–16 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
16 |
21.8 |
8.4 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
2016–17 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
18 |
19.5 |
8.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2017–18 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
18 |
27.5 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
3.3 |
2018–19 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
16 |
25.3 |
9.6 |
5.7 |
3.7 |
2019–20 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
5 |
16.7 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
2020–21 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
10 |
22.2 |
9.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
2021–22 |
UMMC Ekaterinburg |
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National team
Torrens started playing with Spain's youth teams at 14, winning a total of five medals from 2004 to 2009. She made her debut with the senior team in 2008, and went to play with the 2008 Summer Olympics when she was 18 years old. Up to 2021, she had 183 caps with 13 PPG:[9][10]
2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth) (MVP)
2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth)
2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
- 4th 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (youth)
2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (youth) (MVP)
- 5th 2008 Summer Olympics
2009 Eurobasket
2010 World Championship
- 9th 2011 Eurobasket
2013 Eurobasket
2014 World Championship
2015 Eurobasket
2016 Summer Olympics
2017 Eurobasket (MVP)[11]
2018 World Championship
- 6th 2020 Summer Olympics
Individual Awards and accomplishments
- FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year Award: 2009
- FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year: 2011, 2014[12]
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP: 2011, 2014[13]
- EuroBasket Women MVP: 2017[14]
- 3x EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2013, 2015, 2017
References
External links
Links to related articles |
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Halcón Avenida Baloncesto – 2010–11 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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Galatasaray – 2013–14 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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UMMC Ekaterinburg – 2015–16 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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UMMC Ekaterinburg – 2017–18 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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- Head coach: Miguel Méndez
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UMMC Ekaterinburg – 2018–19 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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- Head coach: Miguel Méndez
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UMMC Ekaterinburg – 2020–21 Euroleague Women – Champions |
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- Head coach: Miguel Méndez
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Spain squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – Bronze medal |
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Spain squad – EuroBasket Women 2013 – Gold medal |
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Spain squad – 2014 FIBA World Championship – Silver medal |
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Spain squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Silver medal |
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Spain squad – EuroBasket Women 2017 – Gold medal |
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Spain squad – 2018 World Cup – Bronze medal |
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FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year |
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FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year |
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На других языках
- [en] Alba Torrens
[it] Alba Torrens
Alba Torrens Salom (Palma di Maiorca, 30 agosto 1989) è una cestista spagnola.
[ru] Торренс, Альба
Альба Торренс (исп. Alba Torrens; родилась 30 августа 1989 (1989-08-30), Бинисалем, Райгер, Балеарские острова, Испания) — испанская баскетболистка, выступающая в амплуа атакующего защитника. Участник Олимпийских игр, серебряный и бронзовый призёр чемпионатов мира, чемпионка Европы, трёхкратный победитель Евролиги ФИБА. Игрок года ФИБА Европа (2011) и молодой игрок года ФИБА Европа (2009).
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