Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional

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player who was a member of the

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from 2007 to 2017. Standing at , he plays the

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and

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positions. During his career, he has won the Slovenian League championship four times and was named the Finals MVP in 2024.

Professional career

Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan,

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 ...

, Union Olimpija, Ostuni Basket and

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. On 4 September 2015 he signed for İstanbul BB, where he spent three seasons. On 7 August 2018 he signed with

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

of the Turkish

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(BSL). On 3 November 2019 he signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the French

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. On 20 January 2021 he moved back to Turkey for

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. On 9 November 2021 Klobučar signed with

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of the

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, temporarily replacing the injured

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on the team's roster. On December 10 of the same year, he officially parted ways with the Greek club, having appeared in two league matches and averaging 7.5 points and 3 assists per contest. During the 2023–2024 season, Klobučar played for

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...

in the Slovenian League and helped the team win the national championship, the Slovenian Cup and the

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. In January 2025, Klobučar with Geoplin Slovan. Later that month, he left the team and signed with

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.

National team career

Klobučar competed for the senior

at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European Championship, and

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. He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by

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in eighth finals.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Union Olimpija , 9 , , 4 , , 16.1 , , .237 , , .125 , , .667 , , 2.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.8 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 9 , , 4 , , 11.1 , , .350 , , .417 , , .333 , , .9 , , .6 , , .8 , , .0 , , 2.3 , , .6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 16 , , 2 , , 10.4 , , .313 , , .194 , , .625 , , .8 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 2.8 , , .6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 34 , , 10 , , 12.5 , , .292 , , .220 , , .605 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.0 , , 1.0

References

External links

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at tblstat.net * 1987 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Aris B.C. players Élan Chalon players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players KD Slovan players KK Krka players KK Olimpija players KK Partizan players Point guards Ratiopharm Ulm players Shooting guards Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Germany Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Greece Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Iceland Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Slovenian men's basketball players Stjarnan men's basketball players Sportspeople from Novo Mesto Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players {{Slovenia-basketball-bio-stub