Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the Venezuela national team.

College career

Carrera played college basketball for

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. During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Professional career

In the 2016-2017 basketball season, Carrera played for the Russian side

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where he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He moved to the Australian side

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in 2017 where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per contest. He moved to the

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side

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in late 2017 where he averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He moved to the Argentine side

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in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. On September 19, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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(BBL). On November 26, 2019, he signed with another club BBL club,

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. Carrera averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Towers in 2019-20. On October 17, 2020, Carrera signed with Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan

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. On July 14, 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the

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. On March 15, 2023, he signed with

of the Spanish

National team career

Carrera represents the Venezuela national team. He represented the team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.

References

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