Aleksandar Cvetković (

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: Александар Цветковић; born September 12, 1993) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the

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Club career

Crvena zvezda

Cvetković grew up with

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

youth team. In 2010 he stepped into the first team under the guidance of head coach Mihailo Uvalin. In 2012, he competed at

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representing Serbia. Cvetković was named the 7th 2011 FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year in February 2011. On 21 November 2012, Cvetković has played his most efficient game in the 2012–13 EuroCup against

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, where he scored 9 points. On 24 October 2013, he made his debut for Crvena zvezda in

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against

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. Anoteher noteworthy performance took place on 20 December 2013, against

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in the last round of regular season in EuroLeague, where Cvetković has scored 4 points in nearly seven minutes on the court. Cvetković scored 8 points for the Crvena zvezda, against Radnički Kragujevac in the third round of ABA League and that is his most efficient game in the half-season league for Crvena zvezda in ABA League. Cvetković did not secure a spot in the starting line-up for Crvena zvezda. Consequently, in the winter of 2014, he went on a loan to MZT Skopje by the end of the season. In the summer of 2015, Cvetković moved to the test in

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. Cvetković has played several friendly matches where he was solid but did not pass the test, so in September he left the preparation in Valencia.

MZT Skopje

On 27 December 2013, due to his dissatisfaction over playing time, the 20-year-old was sent on loan to MZT Skopje until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 3 January 2014, Cvetković made his debut in ABA League for MZT scoring 10, in 73–63 home win against Szolnoki Olaj. On 1 March 2014, he was top scorer with 13 points in his team in away victory 65–79, against Igokea. Cvetković was the best in his team against Cibona in

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and was close to reach triple-double, achieving 17 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. After the match, Cvetković was voted for MVP of 23rd round of

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. Counting only games in MZT, Cvetković averaged 8 points, 2.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game for the 12 games he played in the ABA league.

Partizan

On 29 September 2015, he signed with

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

. He was given the number 4 shirt that previously carried

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. He made his debut for Partizan on 2 October 2015, against Metalac in the first round of the

and was most efficient in his team with 13 points. On 16 January 2016, against Krka, Cvetković was the most efficient player in that match with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assist in the victory of his team's 70–75. After the game he was declared for the MVP of 20th round of the ABA League with 42 efficiency. On 25 January 2016, in the eternal derby against

and his former club, he scored 16 points and had 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the big victory of his team's 86–81 win. During the 2015–16 season, in 23 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in ABA League.

Spain

On July 26, 2016, Cvetković signed a one-year contract with Spanish club ICL Manresa. On August 23, 2017, he signed with Estudiantes. On August 15, 2018, he signed with Cafés Candelas Breogán of the

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. On November 25, 2019, he had a temporary contract with Baxi Manresa of the Spanish

to replace the injured

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. On June 14, 2020, he had signed with Mega Bemax of the

. One month later, he parted ways with Mega and signed for Movistar Estudiantes. He joined Plateros de Fresnillo of the Mexican

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in 2021 and averaged 7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. Cvetković signed with

on November 26.

National team career

2009 Under-16 European Championship

In the first match of the tournament, Cvetković scored 12 points and had 3 rebounds and 5 assists in his team's defeat of the

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. Cvetković played his best game of the tournament against

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in the semifinals where he scored 24 points and had 7 rebounds in the defeat of his team's 75–88. Cvetković scored double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

in a match for third place. Cvetković, as one of the best players of Serbia and as captain won a bronze medal at the

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. In 9 games played on the tournament, Cvetković has averaged was 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists.

2011 Under-19 World Cup

On 30 June 2011, in the first match of the group stage against

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, Cvetković was the most efficient player of his team having scored 20 points along with 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the victory of his team's 73–78. Consequently a day later against

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, he was the most effective player in the match with 20 scored points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. On 2 July 2011, against

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, Cvetković has played his best game of the tournament, where he scored 24 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the victory of his team's 85–67. In the final, Serbia lost to Lithuania with a 67–85 score however Cvetkovic performed well, scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist. Aleksandar Cvetković has played 9 games in the tournament and had single digit points in only 2 matches. In 9 games played on the tournament, he has averaged 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists. After the tournament he was named to the All–Star Five.

Club career

Crvena zvezda

MZT Skopje

Partizan

Spain

National team career

2009 Under-16 European Championship

2011 Under-19 World Cup

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

References

External links