Eduardo Girón Villarreal (born 17 October 1997) is a Panamanian-born Mexican professional

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player.

Career

Girón made his debut in the 2020 season with the

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (''Monterrey Royal Force'' in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home ga ...

to play in the LNBP. In the 2021 season he played with

Leñadores de Durango Leñadores de Durango (English: ''Durango Lumberjacks'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Durango City. The Leñadores are part Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The team p ...

. In 2022 he signed with

Halcones de Xalapa Halcones de Xalapa (in English: Xalapa Falcons) is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Their home games are played at Gimnasio Universitario de la Unidad Deportiva. H ...

. In 2023 he signed with Toros Laguna and

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National team career

In 2023, he was a member of the Mexican national team that participated in the

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Personal life

Girón was born in Mexico to a Panamanian father and Mexican mother. His brothers

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and

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are also a basketball players, Daniel represents Panama internationally.

References

External links

FIBA profile

Latinbasket profile

Real GM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giron, Eddie 1997 births Living people Mexican men's basketball players Sportspeople from Nuevo León Small forwards 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Halcones de Xalapa players Leñadores de Durango players Mexican people of Panamanian descent