Alberto Abalde Díaz (born 15 December 1995) is a Spanish professional

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player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has experience on the Spain under-18 and under-20 national teams, having won the bronze and silver medals on the international stage. He competed at the

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Career

After playing in

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

's youth setup, Abalde made his debut with the first team in 2013. In that year, Abalde became the MVP of the final of the

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, where Joventut beat

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in the final. The

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released a list noting that Abalde had entered the 2015 NBA draft in late April 2015. On 17 August 2016, Abalde signed a four-year contract with

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, who loaned him one more season to the team from Badalona. On July 21, 2020, Abalde and Valencia officially parted ways, after his buy-out clause was exercised. Later that day, he signed a lucrative five-year deal with the EuroLeague powerhouse Real Madrid.

Awards and accomplishments

Spain national team

;Junior national team * 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: * 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:

Individual

MVP: (2013)

Personal life

Abalde's sister Tamara is also a professional basketball player.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abalde, Alberto 1995 births Living people Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics CB Prat players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players of Spain Real Madrid Baloncesto players Small forwards Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from A Coruña Valencia Basket players