Valdelício Joaquim

Valdelício Macanga Maia Joaquim, nicknamed Vander, (born April 15, 1990), is an Angolan basketball player for Interclube. Valdelício, a 6 ft 9 in (2.09 m) tall center, has competed for the Angola national team at the AfroBasket in 2011 and 2013.^[1][2][3]

PositionCenter

LeagueAngolan Basketball League

Born (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 36)

Luanda, Angola

Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)

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Valdelício Joaquim

Joaquim in 2014
Interclube
Position	Center
League	Angolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 36) Luanda, Angola
Listed height	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Career information
High school	Christian (El Cajon, California)
College	USU Eastern (2009–2010) Hawaii (2010–2013)
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2005–2007, 2013–2014	Petro de Luanda
2014–2017	Recreativo do Libolo
2017–2018	Obras Sanitarias
2018	STB Le Havre
2018–2019	UJAP Quimper 29
2019–2022	Petro de Luanda
2022–present	Interclube
Career highlights
5× Angolan League champion (2006, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022) 6× Angolan Cup winner (2007, 2014, 2015–2017, 2022) FIBA Africa Champions Cup champion (2006) First-team All-WAC (2012)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Angola AfroBasket Abidjan 2013 National Team Antananarivo 2011 National Team Radès 2015 National Team FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Tunis 2014 Rec do Libolo Luanda 2015 Rec do Libolo

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From 2009 to 2013, Vander played college basketball for the USU Eastern and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.^[4] Afterwards, Vander played the majority of his professional career in his native Angola, for various teams including Petro de Luanda, Primeiro de Agosto and Interclube.^[5] He also had short stints in Argentina and France.