Glofate Buiamba | |
Number: | 12 |
Position: | Forward |
Height M: | 2.00 |
Weight Kg: | 94 |
League: | Angolan Basketball League |
Team: | Petro de Luanda |
Birth Date: | 1999 1, df=y |
Birth Place: | Luanda, Angola |
Nationality: | Angolan |
Draft Round: | 2021 |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Team1: | ASA |
Years2: | 2019–2022 |
Team2: | Interclube |
Years3: | 2022–present |
Team3: | Petro de Luanda |
Highlights: |
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Team 3: | Atlético petróleos de Angola (basketball)APL |
Years3: | 2021-2022 |
Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and .
In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans.[1]
Buiamba played his first season with Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022.
He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. Buiamba won the 2024 BAL championship with Petro on June 1, 2024.[2]
Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in seven games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal.
Internationally, Buiamba plays for the Angola national basketball team. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019[3] and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.