Gabriel Lundberg

Gabriel Iffe Lundberg (born 4 December 1994) is a Danish professional basketball player for Zastal Enea BC Zielona Góra of the Polish League. He plays both guard positions.[1]

Gabriel Lundberg
Lundberg with Denmark in 2016
No. 1 – Zastal Zielona Góra
PositionGuard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2014–2015Copenhagen Wolfpack
2015–2017Horsens
2017–2019Manresa
2019–2020Canarias
2020–presentZielona Góra
Career highlights and awards

According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Lundberg has been Denmark's best basketball player.[2]

He is a native of Copenhagen.[2]

Professional career

In July 2019, Lundberg signed with CB 1939 Canarias for two years with the option of a third. He joined the team from the competitor Bàsquet Manresa where he had been a cornerstone of the team that won promotion to the Liga ACB.[1]

On 13 July 2020 he has signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of the Polish League.[3]

National team

Lundberg has been a member of the Danish national basketball team.[1] In November 2020, he led the team to two consecutive surprise victories against favorites Lithuania and the Czech Republic in the qualification round to the European championships. Lundberg had 28 points in the win against Lithuania[4] which was named arguably the greatest victory in Danish basketball history.[5] Against the Czech team, he scored 38 points, knocking down 7-of-9 from three-point range.[6]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Copenhagen Wolfpack 272327.3.462.324.7393.71.561.44.0711.41
2014–15 Copenhagen Wolfpack
2015–16 Horsens IC
2016–17 Horsens IC
2017–18 Bàsquet Manresa
2018–19 Bàsquet Manresa
2019–20 Iberostar Tenerife
2020–21 Zielona Góra
2020–21 Zielona Góra
Career

References
  1. Gabriel Lundberg cambia Manresa por Tenerife para seguir en la ACB Marca.com, 9 July 2019. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Spanish)
  2. Gigantisk dansk triumf: Slår Barcelona Jonas Ryefelt (Ekstra Bladet), 26 June 2020. Accessed 13 July 2020. (in Danish)
  3. "Stelmet Enea inks Gabriel Lundberg". Eurobasket.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. Ghoula, Benjamin (2020-11-27). "Danmark tager sensationel sejr over Litauen | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. Hald, Benjamin Nielsen (2020-11-27). "Danmark var historisks store underdogs | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. Bonde, Sebastian Würtz (2020-11-29). "Danmark besejrer sensationelt Tjekkiet i sand gyser | Fullcourt.dk". Fullcourt (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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