Mārtiņš Laksa (born 26 June 1990) is a professional Latvian

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GTK Gliwice Gliwickie Towarzystwo Koszykówki Gliwice, shortly GTK Gliwice, is a professional basketball club based in Gliwice, Poland. The team currently (as of 2022–23 PLK season, 2022–23) plays in the Polish Basketball League, the country's top divisio ...

of the

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(PLK).

Professional career

Laksa started his career with ASK Rīga junior squad. In August 2009 Laksa tried out for Spanish club

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. Starting from 2009-2010 season Laksa played for VEF Rīga, where he spent three years. After playing in Riga Laksa made a move to

BK Ventspils BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. History BK Ventspils was founded in 1994. In first years Ventspils proved themselves as relevant p ...

. He also played for the Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro in

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. In August 2021, Laksa signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian

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. He averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On January 22, 2022, Laksa signed with

Gießen 46ers The GIESSEN 46ers (formerly GIESSEN 46ers) is a professional basketball club based in Gießen, Germany, that plays in the ProA. Their home arena is Sporthalle Gießen-Ost, with a capacity of 4,003 people. History The biggest achievements in clu ...

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. On August 4, 2023, he signed with

of the

(PLK).

International career

Laksa has represented the Latvian national youth team and Latvian men's national team in several competitions.

Personal life

Mārtiņš Laksa is son of former Latvian NT player Jānis Laksa.

References

1990 births Living people BK Jūrmala players BK Valmiera players BK VEF Rīga players BK Ventspils players GTK Gliwice players Latvian expatriate basketball people in Poland Latvian expatriate basketball people in Spain Latvian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Shooting guards Start Lublin players {{Latvia-basketball-bio-stub