Konstantin Kostadinov

Konstantin Kostadinov (Bulgarian: Константин Костадинов; born 25 March 2003) is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma of the LEB Oro. He plays on the small forward and power forward positions.

Konstantin Kostadinov
No. 13 – Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (2003-03-25) March 25, 2003
Burgas, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Real Madrid B
2021–presentPalma

Early life and youth career

Kostadinov was born and raised in Burgas. He began playing basketball during his first year in elementary school. Starting out with his hometown club BC Delfin, he was scouted by Italian and Turkish teams. In June 2016, he was signed by Real Madrid to play for their youth ranks.[1][2]

Kostadinov became the MVP of the 2017 Copa del Rey Junior averaging 15.4 PPG, 9.6 RPG and 21.6 PIR per game.[3]

In 2021, he won the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament with Real Madrid, recording 18 points and 12 rebounds in the final game against Barcelona.[4][5]

Professional career

On 6 August 2021, Kostadinov signed with Palmer Alma Mediterrànea Palma of the Spanish second division, the LEB Oro.[6] On 3 March 2022, he scored career-high 31 points, adding 10 rebounds and 2 assists in a 98–90 win against Força Lleida.[7]

National team career

Kostadinov helped Bulgaria U16 finish 6th in the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B, averaging 9.8 PPG, 4.9 RPG and 1.1 APG.[8] On 22 February 2021, he made his debut for the senior team in a EuroBasket 2022 qualification game against Bosnia and Herzegovina, becoming the youngest ever debutant for the team at 17 years, 10 months and 28 days of age.[9] He scored 11 points in a 61–80 loss.[10]

References
  1. "Konstantin | alero Junior Baloncesto". realmadrid.com. 30 April 2022.
  2. "Само в Sportal.bg! Неразказаната история на суперталанта Константин Костадинов" [Only in Sportal.bg! The untold story of supertalented Konstantin Kostadinov]. sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Konstantin Kostadinov MVP de la Minicopa Endesa 2017". youtube.com. 30 April 2022.
  4. "Real's Kostadinov has his eyes on ANGT glory". euroleague.net. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. "Real Madrid lifts second consecutive ANGT trophy". eurohoops.net. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. "Konstantin 'Kostas' Kostadinov llega al Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma" [Konstantin "Kostas" Kostadinov arrives at Palmer Alma Mediterránea Palma]. bahiasanagustin.es (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. "Konstantin KOSTADINOV (BUL)'s profile". fiba.basketball. 30 April 2022.
  9. "Константин Костадинов - българският диамант на баскетболния "Реал" (Мадрид)" [Konstantin Kostadinov - the Bulgarian diamond of Real Madrid basketball]. boulevardbulgaria.bg (in Bulgarian). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  10. "Bulgaria v Bosnia and Herzegovina boxscore". fiba.basketball. 30 April 2022.
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