Alberto Abalde Díaz (born 15 December 1995) is a Spanish professional

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player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has experience on the Spain under-18 and under-20 national teams, having won the bronze and silver medals on the international stage. He also competed with the senior national team at the

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Career

After playing in Joventut Badalona's youth setup, Abalde made his debut with the first team in 2013. In that year, Abalde became the MVP of the final of the Nike International Junior Tournament, where Joventut beat

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in the final. The

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released a list noting that Abalde had entered the 2015 NBA draft in late April 2015. On 17 August 2016, Abalde signed a four-year contract with Valencia Basket, who loaned him one more season to the team from Badalona. On July 21, 2020, Abalde parted ways with Valencia, after his buyout clause was exercised, and he signed a lucrative five-year deal with EuroLeague powerhouse Real Madrid. In September 2021, Abalde suffered a quadriceps injury during a game. In September 2024, Abalde signed a contract extension with Real Madrid. The new contract would keep him on the team until the end of the 2026-2027 season.

Awards and accomplishments

Spain national team

;Junior national team * 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: * 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Valencia , 25 , , 9 , , 19.1 , , .497 , , .519 , , .870 , , 2.1 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , , , 7.6 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 23 , , 4 , , 21.7 , , .427 , , .283 , , .735 , , 4.0 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , , , 7.8 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4", Real Madrid , 39 , , 23 , , 19.5 , , .451 , , .435 , , .841 , , 2.7 , , 2.3 , , .5 , , , , 7.2 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 30 , , 19 , , 18.8 , , .396 , , .338 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , , , 6.0 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2022–23† , 24 , , 10 , , 14.4 , , .302 , , .250 , , .667 , , 2.1 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , , , 2.6 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 24 , , 9 , , 12.8 , , .441 , , .413 , , .875 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.6 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 165 , , 74 , , 17.9 , , .431 , , .386 , , .778 , , 2.6 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .0 , , 5.9 , , 6.3

Individual

* Nike International Junior Tournament MVP: (2013)

Personal life

Abalde's sister Tamara is also a professional basketball player. On June 1, 2023, Abalde got engaged to Carolina.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abalde, Alberto 1995 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics CB Prat players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players for Spain Real Madrid Baloncesto players Small forwards Spanish men's basketball players Sportspeople from A Coruña Valencia Basket players