Mārtiņš Laksa (born 26 June 1990)[1] is a professional Latvian basketball player for CBet Jonava of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Lithuanian Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 32) Riga, Latvia |
Nationality | Latvian |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2011 | VEF Rīga |
2011–2014 | Ventspils |
2014–2015 | Jūrmala |
2015–2017 | Valmiera |
2017–2019 | Obradoiro |
2019–2021 | Start Lublin |
2021–2022 | Alba Fehérvár |
2022 | Gießen 46ers |
2022-present | CBet Jonava |
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Laksa started his career with ASK Rīga junior squad. In August 2009 Laksa tried out for Spanish club Bilbao Basket.[2] Starting from 2009-2010 season Laksa played for VEF Rīga, where he spent three years. After playing in Riga Laksa made a move to BK Ventspils. He also played for the Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro in Liga ACB. In August 2021, Laksa signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On January 22, 2022, Laksa signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
Laksa has represented the Latvian national youth team and Latvian men's national team in several competitions.
Mārtiņš Laksa is son of former Latvian NT player Jānis Laksa.
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