Position: | Power forward |
Height M: | 2.05 |
Birth Date: | 1995 4, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Postojna, Slovenia |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
League: | Belgian League |
Team: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Number: | 55 |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Career Start: | 2012 |
Years1: | 2012–2014 |
Team1: | UKK Koper |
Years2: | 2014–2016 |
Team2: | Helios Suns |
Years3: | 2016 |
Years4: | 2016–2019 |
Team4: | Rogaška |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Team5: | Helios Suns |
Years6: | 2020 |
Team6: | Olomoucko |
Years7: | 2020–2021 |
Team7: | Rogaška |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Team8: | Helios Suns |
Years9: | 2022–2023 |
Team9: | Zadar |
Years10: | 2023–present |
Team10: | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
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Leon Šantelj (born April 25, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian League. He is a 2.05 m tall Power forward.
Šantelj began the 2020-21 season with BK Olomoucko of the Czech National Basketball League, averaging 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in six games. On November 1, 2020, he signed with Rogaška.[1]
On 21 July 2022, Šantelj signed a one-year contract with Croatian club Zadar of the ABA League.[2]
Šantelj made his debut for the Slovenian national team on February 22, 2019, at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification game against Turkey national team.[3]