Mārcis Šteinbergs
Latvian basketball player (born 2001)
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Mārcis Šteinbergs (born 28 August 2001) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the power forward position.
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Steinbergs with Bàsquet Manresa in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 12 – Bàsquet Manresa | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2019 | BK Ogre | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | CB Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
| →2019–2021 | CBA Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Bàsquet Manresa | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
Mārcis started his career at his hometown team BK Ogre. In January 2019, he signed a long-term deal with CB Gran Canaria.[1] After playing mainly for the second team in Liga EBA and LEB Plata, Šteinbergs signed a contract with Baxi Manresa.[2] With Manresa, he played in the 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four. He has been nominated for the ACB Best Young Player Award on two occasions (2022, 2023).[citation needed]
National team
Mārcis represented Latvia in European U-18 Championship in 2018 and 2019. Šteinbergs has been called to the Latvian national team, playing in the Basketball World Cup qualification and EuroBasket 2025 qualification.[citation needed]
Personal life
Mārcis' sister in a long time Latvia women's national basketball team leader Anete Šteinberga.[3]