Perttu Blomgren
Finnish basketball player (born 2001)
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Perttu Juhani Blomgren (born 13 September 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays as a point guard for Mitteldeutscher BC in Basketball Bundesliga, and for the Finland national team.[1]
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Blomgren with Mitteldeutscher in 2025 | |
| No. 20 – Mitteldeutscher BC | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 13, 2001 Lapua, Finland |
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2018 | Kobrat |
| 2018–2020 | HBA-Märsky |
| 2020–2023 | Salon Vilpas |
| 2023–2024 | Kansai Helios Domžale |
| 2024 | Bosna |
| 2025 | Ventspils |
| 2025–present | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| Career highlights | |
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Career
Born in Lapua, Finland, Blomgren started his professional career with local club Kobrat in 2016 in first tier Korisliiga.
During 2018–2020 he played in second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky. In March 2017, he attended the Jordan Brand Classic -talent camp in Barcelona, Spain.
He joined Vilpas Vikings in Salo in 2020,[2][3][4][5] and won the Finnish championship title with his team in 2021. Blomgren was named the Most Improved Player in 2022, and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.[6]
After the 2022–23 season, Blomgren moved to Slovenia and signed a one-year deal with Kansai Helios Domžale (Helios Suns) in Slovenian First League and ABA League Second Division.[7][8][9][10][11] At the end of the season, Blomgren helped Domžale to finish 2nd in Slovenian league and to win silver medal.[12]
On 12 July 2024, Blomgren signed with KK Bosna in Bosnian League and ABA League Second Division.[13]
After a stint with BK Ventspils in Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, Blomgren joined German team Mitteldeutscher BC in Basketball Bundesliga until the end of 2025.[14]
National team
A former youth international, Blomgren has played for the Finland senior national team.[15] He also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[16] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.