David Jelínek (born September 7, 1990) is a Czech professional

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player for

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of the

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. He is a tall

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. He also represents the senior Czech Republic national team.

Professional career

Jelínek grew up playing basketball with BBK Brno, a team in the Czech Republic. He moved to Spain for the 2007–08 season, signed by

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. In the summer of 2012, Jelínek signed a contract with the Turkish club

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, and in January 2013, he left the Turkish club and signed with the Spanish club Caja Laboral, where he remained until July 2014. In August 2014, he signed with the Russian team Krasnye Krylia. On January 2, 2015, he left Krylya and signed with Turkish club

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. for the rest of the season. On August 21, 2015, he signed with Polish club

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, for the 2015–16 season. On July 5, 2016, he signed with MoraBanc Andorra, of the Spanish

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. On July 10, 2022, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the

and the

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. On August 9, 2024, he signed with

of the

National team career

Jelínek is a member of the senior Czech Republic national team. He played with the Czech Republic at the 2013 EuroBasket and the

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References

External links

EuroLeague Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

Spanish League Archive Profile

Turkish League Profile
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