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Máximo Fjellerup

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Máximo Fjellerup
No. 2 – Bàsquet Girona
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26)
Tres Arroyos, Argentina
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018Bahía Basket
2018–2021San Lorenzo
2021Palma
2022–presentBàsquet Girona
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Argentina
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2017 Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team

Máximo Hugo Fjellerup (born November 25, 1997) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Spanish club Bàsquet Girona of Liga ACB. At a height of 1.98 metres (6 feet 6 inches) tall, he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

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In his pro career, Fjellerup has played in both the 2nd-tier South American League, and the 1st-tier FIBA Americas League.

National team career

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Fjellerup has been a member of the senior Argentine national team. With Argentina, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a silver medal. In 2019, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima.[1] He was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2]

In 2022, Fjellerup won the gold medal in the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup held in Recife, Brazil. He did not play for many minutes, but was one of the Argentine squad's shooting guards in the tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "El básquet es de oro: Argentina, campeón panamericano SÍNTESIS".
  2. ^ "Spain seal second FIBA World Cup with win over Argentina". MARCA in English. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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