Martin Paasoja (born 4 January 1993) is an Estonian professional basketball player for ÍR of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He is a tall

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. He also represents the

Estonian national basketball team The Estonia men's national basketball team ( et, Eesti korvpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The team competed in their first international tourname ...

internationally.

Professional career

In September 2022, Paasoja signed with ÍR of the Úrvalsdeild karla. In April 2023, Paasoja joined Venezuelan top-tier team

Centauros de Portuguesa The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto i ...

Estonian national team

Paasoja was a member of the junior Estonian national team that finished 15th in the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, held in Slovenia from 12 to 22 July 2012. Lithuania won the title for the second time. Participating t ...

and 19th in the

2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 9 to 21 July 2013. For the first time competition was increased to 20 participating team ...

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Estonia national team

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B was an international basketball competition held in Israel in 2010. Final ranking 1. Czech Republic 2. Finland 3. Montenegro 4. Israel 5. Estonia 6. England 7. Belgium 8. Bosn ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B was an international basketball competition held in Bulgaria in 2011. Final ranking 1. Bulgaria 2. Denmark 3. Sweden 4. Montenegro 5. Estonia 6. Netherlands 7. Israel 8. Hung ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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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 = K ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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References

External links

Martin Paasoja
at basket.ee

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Paasoja, Martin 1993 births Living people Estonian expatriate basketball people in Greece Estonian expatriate basketball people in Romania Estonian men's basketball players ÍR men's basketball players KK Pärnu players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Rapla KK players BC Kalev/Cramo players Shooting guards Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players Estonian expatriate basketball people in Iceland People from Kärdla Estonian expatriate basketball people in Venezuela