Darío Brizuela Arrieta (born 8 November 1994) is a Spanish professional

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player for

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of the

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. He also represents the Spain national team.

Career

Dario Brizuela was trained in the young teams of Easo. In 2011, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he played in the junior team and also played 13 games with the reserve team in

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. Brizuela made his debut in

in the round 32 of the 2012–13 season, where his club lost by a score of 93–82 against

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. In August 2014, he was loaned to Peñas Huesca, of the

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.El CB Peñas Huesca recibe la cesión de Darío Brizuela
FEB.es After the 2014–15 season, his loan finished and he returned to Estudiantes.

Spain national team

Brizuela won the silver medal at the

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. He has also played at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. His official match debut with the Spain national team was on 1 July 2018 against

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in a 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.

Awards and accomplishments

Spain national team

External links

Profile on ACB.comProfile at FEB.esProfile at seleccionbalencesto.esProfile on clubestudiantes.com

References

1994 births Living people Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) CB Estudiantes players CB Peñas Huesca players Liga ACB players Shooting guards Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from San Sebastián {{Spain-basketball-bio-stub