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Cláudio dos Santos Fonseca (born January 22, 1989) is a Portuguese professional
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player who plays as a
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for
CAB Madeira Clube Amigos do Basquete, also known as CAB Madeira, is a professional basketball team based in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. They are comprised by men and women departments, both play in their respective highest Portuguese division. Honours Accor ...
.


Club career

Born in
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, Fonseca basketball career started in 2006, when at 17, he joined the junior team of
Valencia BC Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spons ...
, where he would stay for two seasons, before progressing into their reserve team, who competed in the
Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado (EBA), commonly known as Liga EBA, is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB, LEB Oro, and LEB Plata. It is administered ...
, the fourth tier of Spanish basketball. He made his debut for the first team on 14 October 2007 in a
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game against
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, and debuted on the European stage on 19 February 2008 in a match for the
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, against
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In the following season, Fonseca was loaned out to gain experience, joining
CB Peñas Huesca Club Baloncesto Peñas Huesca is a Spanish professional Basketball team based in Huesca, Aragón. The team currently plays in league LEB Plata. History The team played in Liga ACB, where they stayed from 1983 to 1996. After winning the relegatio ...
on 30 July 2008. He stayed there briefly, being release on 3 February 2009, to complete the season at CB Almàssera. Already a free player, Fonseca played one season with
CB Lucentum Alicante Club Baloncesto Lucentum Alicante is a professional basketball team based in Alicante, Valencian Community. Lucentum Alicante played in Liga ACB for the last time in 2012, after selling its place in the league to CB Canarias. In August 2015, due ...
in their return to the top tier. He returned to Portugal on 8 July 2010, signing with
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, and competing there for nearly two seasons, until he moved abruptly to
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team,
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, on 8 February 2012. On 18 September 2012, Fonseca returned to Portugal to play for Benfica, helping them win three league titles, fifteen other cups, and also debuting in European competitions, in the
2014–15 EuroChallenge The 2014–15 EuroChallenge was the 12th and last edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of next ...
. Halfway through 2015–16, the 27-year old moved back to Spain, representing Palma Air Europa on a six-month loan deal. The move was made permanent in July 2016, with Fonseca signing for one year with the
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-side. In March 2017, Fonseca returned to Benfica. In July 2019, was announced in
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.


International career

Fonseca represented his
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on all three youth levels, always in Division B. In 2011, he helped Portugal reach the
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for the third time in their history, finishing the finals in 21st place.


Honours

Benfica * Portuguese League: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *
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: 2013–14, 2014–15 * League Cup / Hugo dos Santos Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *
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: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 *
António Pratas Trophy The Troféu António Pratas (English: ''António Pratas Trophy'') is an annual cup competition for Portuguese basketball teams organized by the Portuguese Basketball Federation. Created in 2007 to honour António Pratas, its first edition was only ...
: 2012, 2014, 2015


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fonseca, Claudio 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Lisbon Centers (basketball) Portuguese men's basketball players Valencia Basket players CB Lucentum Alicante players S.L. Benfica basketball players Sporting CP basketball players Liga ACB players CB Peñas Huesca players