María Pérez Araújo (born August 1, 1997), known professionally as María Araújo is a Spanish

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player for

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. She was the MVP at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women, where the

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won the gold medal. In November 2017 she received her first call-up for the senior national team. In 2018 she signed for Polish team

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. In 2019 she signed for Spanish team

Club career

Araújo started in the youth levels of

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, where her mother had played professionally. She played her first game with the senior team in the Spanish second tier at 14, where she continued until 2015. She played the next three seasons for

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in the Spanish top tier. In May 2018 she signed for the Polish team

. In 2019 she signed for Spanish team

European cups stats

National team

She played in the youth teams of the Spanish national team from 2014 to 2017, reaching the final in all the tournaments that she played. She made her debut with the senior team in 2017 at 20 years of age, for the

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games: *

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(''youth'') * Gold medal icon

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(''youth'') * Gold medal icon

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women (''youth'') (MVP)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Araújo, María 1997 births Living people Spanish women's basketball players Sportspeople from Vigo Forwards (basketball)