Emanuel Ion Cățe (born 30 July 1997) is a Romanian

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player for Baxi Manresa of the

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and the Romanian national team.

Professional career

In April 2018, Cățe declared for the

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. During the 2019-20 season, he averaged 6.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. On 13 June 2020 Cățe re-signed with UCAM Murcia. On July 3, 2022, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională. On April 8, 2024, he was named to the

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in which he was rewarded for his season in which he averaged 9 points and 4.4 rebounds pre game. On July 15, 2024, he signed with Baxi Manresa of the

International career

Cățe plays for the Romanian national basketball team, which he participated with at the

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/ref> At age 20, he appeared in five of the six group stage game of Romania, averaging 10.6 minutes and 1.0 point per game.

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External links

ACB profile

FEB.es profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cate, Emanuel 1997 births Living people 21st-century Romanian sportsmen Basketball players from Bucharest Bàsquet Manresa players CB Murcia players CB Prat players Centers (basketball) Liga ACB players Real Betis Baloncesto players Real Madrid Baloncesto players Romanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Romanian men's basketball players U-BT Cluj-Napoca players