Leo Čizmić
Leo Čizmić (born December 17, 1998) is an Israeli-born Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Bàsquet Girona of the LEB Plata.
| Bàsquet Girona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | LEB Plata |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 17, 1998 Afula, Israel |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla |
| 2017–2018 | Araberri |
| 2018–present | Girona |
Career
The son of former basketball player Teo Čizmić,[1] who was a member of the Yugoslavian junior national team and played professionally in a number of European countries, he was born in Israel, where his father was playing at the time.
Čizmić came through the youth ranks of KK Split and headed to Spain in 2014 to join Baloncesto Sevilla. He played for the club’s youth team and for their second men’s team, before making his debut in Spain’s top-tier Liga ACB in the 2015-16 season. He would then flit between Sevilla’s ACB squad and their affiliate teams.[2]
Čizmić moved to Araberri of the Spanish second-tier LEB Oro for the 2017-18 season.[3]
International career
He was a member of the Croatian national team that participated in the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[4]