Belén Arrojo

María Belén Arrojo Jiménez (born 8 January 1995) is a Spanish basketball player who plays for Lointek Gernika Bizkaia and the Spanish national team. She is considered one of the most promising young players of Spanish basketball.

Belén Arrojo
No. 7 Gernika KESB
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLF
Personal information
Born (1995-01-08) 8 January 1995
Granada, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2011–2013Segle XXI (youth/LF2)
2013–2014CB Ciudad de Burgos
2014–2015Mann Filter
2015–2017Cadì La Seu
2017–2018Snatt's Femení Sant Adrià
2018–2019Perfumerías Avenida
2019–presentGernika KESB
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Spain
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Spain

Club career

Arrojo moved from her natal Granada to Barcelona to play for Segle XXI at 14, and she progressed to play in the (Spanish second tier league) from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013 she has played in the (Spanish top tier league) in different clubs.[1][2]

EuroLeague and EuroCup statistics

Season Team GP MPP PPP RPP APP
2018–19 EuroLeague Spain Perfumerías Avenida 11 7.5 1.7 0.8 0.3
2019–20 EuroCup Spain Lointek Gernika Bizkaia 12 30.4 10.6 2.6 5.0


National team

Arrojo started playing with Spain's youth teams at 15, winning a total of five medals from 2010 to 2015. She made her debut with the senior team in 2015, when she was 20 years old.[3][4]

References

  1. "Federación Española de Baloncesto – Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "María Conde y Belén Arrojo, dos cracks de la LigaDía que disputan la Copa de la Reina". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. "Selección Española Absoluta Femenina de Baloncesto". seleccionfemenina.feb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "archive.fiba.com: Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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