Darío Brizuela

Darío Brizuela Arrieta (born 8 November 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Spain national team.

Darío Brizuela
No. 8 FC Barcelona
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994
San Sebastián, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2019Estudiantes
2014–2015Peñas Huesca
2019–2023Unicaja
2023–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2022 Germany
U20 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 Greece U20 Team

Career

Dario Brizuela was trained in the young teams of Easo. In 2011, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he played in the junior team and also played 13 games with the reserve team in Liga EBA.

Brizuela made his debut in Liga ACB in the round 32 of the 2012–13 season, where his club lost by a score of 93–82 against Real Madrid.[1]

In August 2014, he was loaned to Peñas Huesca, of the LEB Oro.[2] After the 2014–15 season, his loan finished and he returned to Estudiantes.

On July 13, 2023, he signed with FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[3]

Spain national team

Brizuela won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA U20 European Championship. He has also played at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

His official match debut with the Spain national team was on 1 July 2018 against Belarus in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.

Awards and accomplishments

Spain national team

References

  1. "ACB | Real Madrid-Estudiantes boxscore". acb.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. El CB Peñas Huesca recibe la cesión de Darío Brizuela FEB.es
  3. "Barcellona officially signs Dario Brizuela". Sportando. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
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