Barbora Wrzesiński Explained

Barbora Wrzesiński
Birth Date:15 December 1994
Birth Place:Košice, Slovakia
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Position:Point guard
League:Polish Women's Basketball League
Team:Arka Gdynia
Years0:2011-2012
Team0:DANNAX Šport Košice
Years1:2012-2018
Team1:Good Angels Košice
Years3:2018-2021
2023-
Team3:Arka Gdynia
Years2:2021-2023
Team2:USK Praha
Number:11

Barbora Wrzesiński (née Bálintová; born 15 December 1994) is a Slovak basketball player for Arka Gdynia and the Slovak national team.[1] She was named Female Slovak Basketball Player of the Year four times in a row from 2018 to 2021.[2]

Biography

Wrzesiński was born in Košice on 15 December 1994. She started playing basketball at the age of five.[3] She studied finance at the Technical University of Košice, graduating in 2016.[4] In July 2022 she married Arka Gdynia physio Norbert Wrzesiński.[5]

Basketball career

Wrzesiński started her career with the team DANNAX Šport Košice in 2010. After the club dissolution in 2016, she joined the other Košice club Good Angels Košice, where she remained until 2018. While Wrzesiński was at Good Angles, the team dominated the Slovak league, winning the championship every session.[6] In 2018, she joined Arka Gdynia, initially with a one-year contract, that was extended to three years.[7]

In 2021 she missed many games due to harsh complications from COVID-19 infection. At the end of the session, she joined USK Praha[8] In March 2023, she announced her return to Arka Gdynia.[9]

National Team

Wrzesiński has been playing with the Slovak Women's National team since 2014, having played with the junior team in the previous year.[10] She was fourth best player at the EuroBasket Women 2017.[11] Since 2020, she has been the captain on the Slovak national team.[12]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Barbora_Balintova/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile
  2. Web site: Trápilo ju zdravie. Bálintová je najlepšou basketbalistkou roka . sportnet.sme.sk . 17 July 2023 . sk.
  3. Web site: Barbora Bálintová : "Mojím cieľom je hrať v zahraničí a najlepšie v Rusku" BasketPortal.sk . www.basketportal.tv . 23 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Wrzesiński thesis . opac.crzp.sk.
  5. Web site: Lange . Oskar . Barbora Balintova wraca do VBW Arki. Jednak z innym nazwiskiem na koszulce . Radio Gdańsk . pl-PL . 23 March 2023.
  6. Web site: "Dvacka" pred ME: Tvrdý, no férový boj . Basket.sk . 23 June 2023 . sk.
  7. Web site: Bálintová žiari v Eurolige, ako famózny označila jej výkon aj stránka súťaže . Basket.sk . 23 June 2023 . sk.
  8. Web site: Bálintová po přestupu do USK: Pravda se ukáže v Eurolize. Trápil ji covid . iSport.cz . 23 June 2023 . cs.
  9. Web site: Podceňovali nás predtým, robia to aj teraz. Slovenky ukázali, že nie sú z cukru. Dozvie sa to aj Nemecko . Športweb.sk . 23 June 2023 . sk-SK . 19 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Basketbal: Nemecko - SR 52:69 na VC Slovenska - hlasy (2) . Šport7.sk . 23 June 2023 . sk . 31 May 2014.
  11. https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasketwomen/2017/player/Barbora-Wrzesinski EuroBasket 2017 profile
  12. Web site: Bálintová sa dostala do prestížnej spoločnosti najlepších Slovákov . Basket.sk . 23 June 2023 . sk.