Ludvig Håkanson

Ludvig Håkanson
Movistar Estudiantes
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Liga ACB
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1996-03-22) March 22, 1996
Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Listed height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 FC Barcelona B
2014–2017 FC Barcelona
2015–2016 →VEF Rīga
2016 →Baloncesto Sevilla
2016–2017 →Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2017–present Movistar Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards

Ludvig "Ludde" Erik Håkanson (born March 22, 1996) is a Swedish professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Professional career

A product of Alvik Basket,[1] Håkanson left his native Sweden in 2011 to join the youth set-up of FC Barcelona. He secured himself a spot on Barca's farm team, FC Barcelona B, for the 2012–13 season. He then played with the senior men's team of FC Barcelona in the 2014–15 season.

In the 2015–2016 season, he played on loan for VEF Rīga and Baloncesto Sevilla.[2] He was an early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, but then removed his name from the list.[3]

In August 2016, he was sent to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the Spanish top-flight ACB on a two-year loan deal, with FC Barcelona having the option to return him at the end of the 2016–17 season.[4]

On July 31, 2017, Håkanson parted ways with FC Barcelona.[5] On August 11, 2017, he signed a three-year deal with Movistar Estudiantes.[6]

Swedish national team

Håkanson was a part of the senior men's Swedish national basketball team that competed at the EuroBasket 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Alvik baskets Ludde Håkanson: "NBA får vänta"". www.stockholmdirekt.se. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ↑ "Baloncesto Sevilla announces Ludde Hakanson". Sportando.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Release, Official. "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Cesión de Ludde Hakanson al Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Acord per a la desvinculació de Ludde Hakanson | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ludde Hakanson, talento joven para Movistar Estudiantes". clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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