Emir Sulejmanović

Emir Sulejmanović
No. 22 – Cibona
Position Power forward
League A-1 Liga
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995
Žepa, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality Finnish / Bosnian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2011–2013 Union Olimpija
2011–2012 → Union Olimpija mladi
2013–2016 FC Barcelona
2013–2016 →FC Barcelona B
2015 →Orlandina Basket
2016–present Cibona
Career highlights and awards

Emir Sulejmanović (born July 13, 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Cibona of the A-1 Liga and the ABA League.

Professional career

Club career

Sulejmanović was born in Žepa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but migrated with his family to Jyväskylä, Finland in 1997. The family finally settled in Kaarina in 2000, where Sulejmanović grew up playing junior basketball for the Kaarina Ura team.[1] In 2011 he transferred to the junior academy of KK Union Olimpija, signing a four-year contract as he made the full squad one year later.[2] He participated in the Euroleague for the first time against Real Madrid Baloncesto in December 2012.[3]

In July 2013, Sulejmanović moved to FC Barcelona Bàsquet.[4] During the next two years he mostly played with the FC Barcelona B reserve squad.[5] In April 2015, he was loaned to Italian team Orlandina Basket for the rest of the season.[6]

On August 4, 2016, Sulejmanović signed with Croatian club Cibona.[7]

International career

Sulejmanović has played for the Finnish U-16[8] and U-20 junior national teams in the past. He has however announced that he will represent Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team in future senior international tournaments[9]

Personal life

Emir was born on 13 July 1995 in the forests around Žepa which is located southwest of Srebrenica during the Srebrenica massacre, his family at the time like thousands other Bosniaks were escaping from Žepa due the offensive of the Bosnian Serb Army on that area.

References

  1. ↑ Koripallolupaus Sulejmanovic hylännee Suomen maajoukkueen
  2. ↑ Union Olimpija promotes Sulejmanovic
  3. ↑ SULEJMANOVIC, EMIR 2012-2013 STATISTICS
  4. ↑ Barcelona confirms the agreement with Ljubjana for Sulejmanovic
  5. ↑ Emir Sulejmanovic-Eurobasket.com
  6. ↑ Capo d'Orlando signs Emir Sulejmanovic on loan from Barcelona
  7. ↑ KK Cibona signs Emir Sulejmanovic, re-signs Nebojsa Joksimovic
  8. ↑ Emir Sulejmanovic (Finland)-fibaeurope
  9. ↑ Kaarina-lehti: Raha ratkaisi - huippulupaus ei valinnut Suomea
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