Frédéric Bourdillon (born March 16, 1991) is a French-Israeli professional

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player who plays for

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 ...

in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position.

Early life

Bourdillon is Jewish, and was born in

Grasse Grasse (; Provençal oc, Grassa in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional it, Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the c ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. Bourdillon grew up playing with

INSEP INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on th ...

, a French training institute for excellence in sports. The school had been previously attended by several promising NBA players such as

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, and

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. During his time with INSEP, he participated in Nike International Junior Tournaments in 2010.

Professional career

France (2009–2017)

In 2009, Bourdillon started his professional career in

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

. In 2010, Bourdillon signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

for the 2010-11 season. Bourdillon won the 2011 French Cup title with Chalon. In 2013-14, he played for Rueil Athletic Club in the French NM1, and averaged 10.7 points and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 82.4% from the free throw line. On August 4, 2014, Bourdillon returned for a second stint in Antibes, signing a one-year deal. On July 14, 2015, Bourdillon signed a two-year contract extension with Antibes.

Israel (2017–present)

On September 4, 2017, Bourdillon signed with the Israeli team

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

for the 2017–18 season. However, on February 4, 2018, Bourdillon was released by Haifa after appearing in 14 games. On February 12, 2018, Bourdillon signed with Hapoel Eilat for the rest of the season. That season, Bourdillon helped Eilat reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to

in the Quarterfinals. On June 28, 2018, Bourdillon signed a one-year contract extension with Eilat. On April 29, 2019, Bourdillon recorded a career-high 21 points, shooting 4-of-9 from three-point range, along with three rebounds and three steals in an 89–77 win over

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 ...

. Bourdillon helped Eilat reach the 2019 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to

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 ...

in the Semifinals. On October 18, 2019, Bourdillon joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion, signing a two-month deal with an option to extend it for the rest of the season. On October 29, 2020, he signed with

International career

Bourdillon was a member of the French Under-16 and Under-18 national teams. He also participated at the

2015 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 143 , Athletes participating = 12,885 , Events = 272 in 21 sports , Opening ceremony = , Closing ceremony = , Officially opened by = Park Geun-hye , Athlete's Oath = Kim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young , Judge's Oath = ...

References

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RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourdillon, Frédéric 1991 births Living people Élan Chalon players French emigrants to Israel French expatriate basketball people French expatriate sportspeople in Israel French men's basketball players French people of Jewish descent Hapoel Eilat basketball players Hapoel Holon players Israeli men's basketball players Jewish French sportspeople Jewish men's basketball players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Olympique Antibes basketball players People from Grasse Shooting guards Sportspeople from Alpes-Maritimes