Ezequiel Skverer ( he, יחזקאל סקוורר; born February 24, 1989) is an Israeli-Argentinian former professional

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player.

Early life

Skverer is Jewish, he was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Skverer lived his first 4 years in Argentina before growing up in

Karmiel Karmiel ( he, כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, ...

, Israel. He played for

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל עירוני נהריה; ) known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in th ...

youth team. Skverer was later joined

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

youth team and helped them to win the Championship and State Cup titles in 2007.

Professional career

In 2007, Skverer started his professional career with

. On December 28, 2007, Skverer parted ways with Maccabi and joined Maccabi Givat Shmuel / Habika of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. In his fourth season with Habikaa, Skverer helped them to promote to the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

after they swept Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 in the best-of-five series. In his fifth season with Habikaa, Skverer was named Israeli Young Player of the Month for games played in November and participated in the 2012 Israeli All-Star Game. Skverer finished the season averaging 6.7 points and 3 assists per game and was named Israeli League Rising Star. On July 4, 2013, Skverer signed a two-year deal with

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli ...

. On July 16, 2014, Skverer signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv, joining his former head coach

Oded Kattash Oded Kattash ( he, עודד קטש, born October 10, 1974) is an Israeli professional basketball coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6' 4 ") tall, he played at the point guard posi ...

. On June 24, 2015, Skverer signed a two-year deal with

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bas ...

. On August 3, 2016, Skverer signed with

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

for the 2016–17 season. On November 5, 2016, Skverer recorded a career-high 21 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, along with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 73–75 loss to Maccabi Rishon LeZion. On April 18, 2017, Skverer participated in the 2017 Israeli All-Star Game. Skverer played 32 games for Gilboa Galil and averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. On July 16, 2017, Skverer signed a two-year contract extension with Gilboa Galil. On March 18, 2018, Skverer suffered a knee injury in a match against

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

and later was ruled out for the rest of the season. On July 28, 2019, Skverer signed a 1+1 deal with Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League.

Israel national team

Skverer was a member of the Israeli U-18 and U-20 national teams.

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(in Hebrew) {{DEFAULTSORT:Skverer, Ezequiel 1989 births Living people Argentine men's basketball players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Argentine expatriate basketball people Argentine emigrants to Israel Argentine Jews Jewish Argentine sportspeople Hapoel Eilat basketball players Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players Hapoel Holon players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Israeli men's basketball players Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Moadon Kadursal HaBikaa players Point guards Jewish men's basketball players Sportspeople from Bahía Blanca

Early life

Professional career

Israel national team

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