Darío Brizuela

Darío Brizuela Arrieta (born November 8, 1994 in San Sebastián, Spain), commonly known as Darío Brizuela, is a Spanish professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB and the Eurocup. He also represents the Spanish national team.

Darío Brizuela
No. 8 Unicaja
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994
San Sebastián, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2019Estudiantes
2014–2015Peñas Huesca
2019–presentUnicaja

Career

Dario Brizuela was formed in the young teams of Easo. In 2011, he was signed by Estudiantes, where he played in the junior team and also played 13 games with the reserve team in Liga EBA.

Brizuela made his debut in the Liga ACB in the round 32 of the 2012–13 season, where his club lost by a score of 93-82 against Real Madrid.[1]

In August 2014, he was loaned to Peñas Huesca, of the LEB Oro.[2] After the 2014–15 season, his loan finished and he returned to Estudiantes.

Spanish national team

Brizuela won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He has also played the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

His first official match with the Spain national team was on July 1, 2018 against Belarus at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

Awards and accomplishments

Spanish national team

  • 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship:  Silver

References


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