Marija Leković (

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: Марија Лековић) is a Montenegrin professional

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player. She represented the Montenegrin national team since 2019. Standing at 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) she plays

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Club

She started her career with Budućnost Bemax and played 4 seasons in there without cancelled 2019–2020 season. She won 4 league and 5 cup titles with the team. After being a starter five, she averaged 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists per game in the 2020–21 season; 10.9 points, 4.9 assists per game in the 2021–22 season and averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists in the 2022–23 season. On 26 July 2023, she signed a three year deal with Fenerbahçe. On February 12, 2025, Fenerbahçe announced that it parted ways with the player.Marija Lekovic’e teşekkürlerimizle!
12 Şubat 2025

International

She played for the U16 Montenegrin National Team and averaged 10.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists in the U16 B European Championship 2018 and she averaged 13 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the U16 B European Championship 2019. She played for the Montenegrin national team in the

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and averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. She scored 15 pts against

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, 15 pts against

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and 18 pts against

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Honours

Club

* EuroLeague Women ** Championship (1)

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** Championship (2)

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** Championship (1)

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** Runners-up (4) 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 *

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** Championship (4) 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Montenegro Cup ** Championship (5) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Women's Basketball Super League of Turkey ** Championship (1)

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** Championship (1) 2024 *

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** Championship (1) 2024 * Triple Crown (1) : 2024

Individual

* First A Women's Basketball League of Montenegro MVP (1): 2021, 2023

References

External links

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at FIBA.basketball.com
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at fenerbahce.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Lekovic, Marija 2003 births Living people Basketball players from Podgorica Fenerbahçe women's basketball players Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Turkey Expatriate basketball people in Turkey Montenegrin women's basketball players 21st-century Montenegrin sportswomen