Emil Barja

Emil Barja (born 7 November 1991) is an Icelandic basketball player for Haukar of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship in 2019 as a member of KR.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Emil.
Emil Barja
Emil with Haukar in 2015
Haukar
PositionPoint guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2018Haukar
2018–2019KR
2019—presentHaukar
Career highlights and awards

Career

Emil came up through junior ranks of Haukar[2] and played his first senior games during the 2007-2008 season. In 2013, he helped Haukar win 1. deild karla and gain promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla.[3]

Emil had his best statistical season in 2013–2014, averaging 9.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists. In 2014–2015, he finished second in the league in assists, behind Pavel Ermolinskij, with 7.0 assists per game,[4] while also posting 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the second half of the season.[5][6] Haukar finished with the third best record in the league[7] and made it to the semi-finals where they lost to Tindastóll 3-1.[8]

He averaged 9.2 points and 5.6 assists in 2016–2017 in a disappointing season for Haukar who avoided relegation by winning their last three games.[9]

During the 2017–2018 season, Emil helped Haukar post the best record in the league for the first time in its history.[10] On 19 July 2018, Emil left Haukar, where he had trained since the age of six,[2] and signed a two-year contract with reigning national champions KR.[11][12] On 4 May 2019 he won his first national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2.[13]

In May 2019, Emil returned to Haukar, signing á two year contract.[14]

National team career

On 1 September 2018, he was selected to the Icelandic national team for its upcoming games against Norway.[15] He played his first game for Iceland on 2 September, posting 2 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in a 71-69 victory against Norway.[16][17]

References
  1. Kristján Jónsson (4 May 2019). "Engin smá mikil viska í þessum hausum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (19 July 2018). "Emil yfirgaf Hauka eftir 21 ár: Þurfti að prófa eitthvað nýtt svo ég sæi ekki eftir því". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. "Haukar aftur í úrvalsdeildina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deildin (2014 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 March 2015). "Bonneau og Israel Martin valdir bestir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Bonneau valinn bestur". RÚV (in Icelandic). 17 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (20 March 2015). "Emil: Ætlum að sýna að þriðja sætið var engin heppni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (15 April 2015). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Tindastóll 62-69 - Stólarnir í úrslit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2017). "Ferðin hans Ívars smátt og smátt að breytast í eina bestu skíðaferð allra tíma". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. Árni Jóhannsson (8 March 2018). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Haukar - Valur 83-70 - Fyrsti deildarmeistaratitillinn í Hafnarfjörðinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. Hjörvar Ólafsson (19 July 2018). "Skrýtin tilfinning að vera með KR-merkið á brjóstinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. Kristófer Kristjánsson (18 July 2018). "Þessir KR-ingar kunna að vinna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  13. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  14. "Emil kominn aftur til Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (1 September 2018). "Thomas og Pryor gætu spilað fyrsta landsleikinn á morgun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  16. Anton Ingi Leifsson (2 September 2018). "Körfuboltalandsliðið 20 stigum undir í hálfleik en vann samt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  17. "National Team - Friendly" (PDF). basket.klubb.nif.no. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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