Pierre David Oriola Garriga (alternate spelling: Pere Oriola; born 25 September 1992) is a Spanish professional

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player who last played for

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

of the

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and the

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. He can play at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Oriola started playing basketball in his hometown team, Club Natació Tàrrega. In 2009 he began his pro career with the Spanish First Division senior team of Manresa. He then played on

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in the Spanish amateur level Liga EBA, with CE Saint Nicolau, during the 2010–11 season. He then joined the Spanish 2nd Division club, Força Lleida, for the 2012–13 season. He then moved to the Spanish 2nd Division club, Peñas Huesca, for the 2013–14 season. His next team was the first division Spanish club

CB Sevilla Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. It plays its home games at San Pablo. History Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was foun ...

. With Sevilla, he played in the 2nd-tier level European-wide league, the EuroCup, for the first time during the 2014–15 season. He then moved to the first division Spanish club

Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, with home games played at the Fuente de San Luis. The club is spon ...

. With Valencia, he won the Spanish League 2016–17 season championship. On July 14, 2017, FC Barcelona Lassa paid a €1,000,000 contract buyout amount to Valencia Basket, in order to secure Oriola's player rights. Oriola subsequently signed a four-year deal with Barcelona. On July 7, 2020, Oriola renewed his contract with the club through 2024. On October 15, 2022, he signed with

Bàsquet Girona Club Bàsquet Girona 2014 is a Spanish basketball club based in Girona, Catalonia, that was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol. History The club was founded in 2014 by NBA player Marc Gasol, who previously played in CB Girona between 2006 an ...

of Liga ACB. On February 18, 2023, he signed a contract with

of the

. In 8 domestic league games, he averaged 5.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists, playing around 20 minutes per contest.

Spain national team

Oriola was a member of the Spain junior national teams. With Spain's junior national teams, he played at the

2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 27th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania from July 22 to August 1. Serbia was the defending champion. Lithuania won the title aft ...

, and at 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. Participatin ...

, where he won a bronze medal.Pere David ORIOLA GARRIGA (ESP).
/ref> He has also been a member of the senior Spain national team. With Spain's senior team he played at the

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References

External links

ACB.com Profile

EuroLeague.net Profile
(archive)

(game center)
Eurobasket.com ProfileTwitter
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