Xavier "Xavi" Rabaseda Bertrán (born 24 February 1989) is a Spanish professional

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player for Surne Bilbao Basket of the

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. He is a tall

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Professional career

After being formed in the youth teams of

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, in 2007, Rabaseda joined CB Cornellà, a team affiliated with Barcelona, to play in the LEB Plata league. After two years, and achieving the promotion to the LEB Oro in 2009, he left Cornellà to join

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's roster. Despite only playing limited minutes in three games, he was a part of the Barcelona team that won the

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's 2009-10 season championship, at that season's Euroleague Final Four in

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. In 2010, Rabaseda joined

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. Despite being signed for two years with the team of the

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, his good performance (9 points and 3 rebounds per game) was enough to earn him a return to

. In August 2013, he signed with

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. In July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with

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. On July 8, 2020, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the

. With Burgos, he won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League and 2020–21 Basketball Champions League. On July 15, 2022, he signed with Surne Bilbao Basket of the

and the

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Spain national team

Rabaseda played with the Spain U-20 national team the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won the bronze medal. He was also selected to that tournament's All-Tournament Team. He has also played with the senior men's Spain national team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
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