Máximo Hugo Fjellerup (born November 25, 1997) is an Argentine professional

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player for Spanish club

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of Liga ACB. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he plays at the shooting guard and

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positions.

Professional career

In his pro career, Fjellerup has played in both the 2nd-tier South American League, and the 1st-tier

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National team career

Fjellerup has been a member of the senior Argentine national team. With Argentina, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a silver medal. In 2019, he took part in the team that won the Pan American gold medal in Lima. He was included in the Argentine squad for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and clinched silver medal with Argentina which emerged as runners-up to Spain at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. In 2022, Fjellerup won the gold medal in the

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held in

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, Brazil. He did not play for many minutes, but was one of the Argentine squad's

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in the tournament.

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Máximo Fjellerup
at fiba.com
Máximo Fjellerup
at latinbasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Fjellerup, Maximo 1997 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Bàsquet Girona players Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca basketball players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in basketball People from Tres Arroyos San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province