Sergio Antonio Llorente Paz (born September 13, 1990) is a Spanish
basketball player
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for
Circus Brussels of the
BNXT League
The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...
. He plays in the point guard position.
Career
Son of the former
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
player
José Luis Llorente
José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team.
Clubs
* 1979-83: Real Madrid
* 1983-85: Cajamadrid
* 1985-87: CB Zaragoza
* 1987-92 ...
, he started his career in 2010 at
LEB Plata
The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promote ...
team
Lobe Huesca, where he achieved the promotion to
LEB Oro
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
.
Despite this success, Llorente continued playing in LEB Plata until 2013, when he signed with
Força Lleida.
Three years later, in summer 2016, Llorente signed a temporary contract with
Dominion Bilbao Basket, for helping the team during the preseason but thanks to his great performances, he agreed a one-year contract with the Basque squad.
Llorente played for
Oviedo
Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...
between 2018 and 2020. During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 7.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. On September 14, 2020, Llorente signed with
Club Melilla Baloncesto
Club Melilla Baloncesto is a professional basketball team based in Melilla that plays in the LEB league. This is the only team in Spain that played all LEB seasons.
The team's home arena is the Pabellón Javier Imbroda Ortiz (formerly known as ...
of the
LEB Oro
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
.
On January 25, 2021, he has signed with
Spirou of the
Pro Basketball League
The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for sports clubs, clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.
The league is organized by the Basketball League B ...
.
On December 26, 2021, after a monthlong trial, he joins
Phoenix Brussels for the rest of the
2021-22 BNXT League
The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...
season.
In july 2022 Llorente renews his contract for an additional year in Brussels.
Titles
CEBA Guadalajara
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Copa LEB Plata: (1)
**
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
References
External links
ACB profileFEB profile
1990 births
Living people
Basketball players from Madrid
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Bilbao Basket players
Brussels Basketball players
CB Breogán players
CB Peñas Huesca players
Children of basketball players
Força Lleida CE players
Liga ACB players
Oviedo CB players
Point guards
Spanish men's basketball players
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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