Kristijan Krajina (born December 28, 1990) is a Croatian professional

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player for

New Taipei CTBC DEA The New Taipei CTBC DEA ( zh, 新北中信特攻) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. They have competed in the T1 League since the 2021-22 season, and play their home games at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium. T ...

of the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Early life

A native of Osijek, Krajina moved to the United States as a high school senior and spent six years playing college basketball at the Mount St. Mary's University in

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Professional career

After college, he returned to Croatia to play professional basketball. In August 2015, Krajina signed a one-year contract with

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. After a successful season in Šibenik, he moved to

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in June 2016. On August 19, 2019, he has signed with VEF Rīga of the LEBL. In February 2020, Krajina signed with

CSM U Oradea CSM Oradea, also known as simply Oradea, is a Romania professional basketball club, based in Oradea, Romania. The club competes in the Liga Națională, the highest level of basketball in Romania. History CSM Oradea was founded in 2003, but th ...

of the

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. On July 16, 2020, Krajina has signed with

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

. In November, 2020, his contract with Cibona was terminated. In February 2021, Krajina signed with

Fribourg Olympic Fribourg Olympic Basket, commonly known as Fribourg Olympic, is a Swiss professional basketball club that is based in Fribourg. Due to name sponsorship reasons, the former name of the club was Benetton Fribourg. The club is a seventeen-time Swiss ...

of the Swiss Basketball League. On August 31, 2021, Krajina signed with

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of the BNXT League. He averaged 10 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On December 7, 2021, Krajina signed with

GTK Gliwice Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional basketball club based in Gliwice, Poland. The team currently plays in the first level Polish Basketball League. History The club was founded in 1998 and initially f ...

of the

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. On September 22, 2022, Krajina signed with

of the

Personal life

Krajina's younger brother Filip (born 1995) is also a professional basketball player. Krajina has been in a relationship with American-Croatian tennis player

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since 2018.

References

External links

ABA League Profile

RealGM Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krajina, Kristijan 1990 births Living people ABA League players BK VEF Rīga players Brussels Basketball players Centers (basketball) Croatian expatriate basketball people in the United States Croatian men's basketball players CSM Oradea (basketball) players Fribourg Olympic players GKK Šibenik players GTK Gliwice players KK Cibona players KK Zadar players Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball players Sportspeople from Osijek New Taipei CTBC DEA players T1 League imports T1 League All-Stars