Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan

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player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the

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Early career

In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA

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camp in

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Professional career

Buiamba played his first season with

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(ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022. He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. Buiamba won the

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BAL championship with Petro on June 1, 2024.

National team career

Junior level

Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in seven games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal.

Senior level

Internationally, Buiamba plays for the

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. He played with Angola at

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and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.

Awards and accomplishments

International

;Angola * FIBA AfroCan Bronze Medal: ( 2019 Mali) ;Angola U18 *

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Gold Medal: ( Rwanda 2016)

Individual

Fair Play Athlete: (

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Best Free Throw Scorer: (

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References

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Glofate Buiamba
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