| Michael Carrera | |
| Birth Date: | 1993 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Venezuela |
| Height M: | 1.96 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Position: | Power forward |
| League: | Liga ACB EuroCup |
| Team: | CB Estudiantes |
| Number: | 4 |
| High School: | Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Maryland) |
| College: | South Carolina (2012–2016) |
| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Avtodor Saratov |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Team2: | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Team3: | Cairns Taipans |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Team4: | Oklahoma City Blue |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Team5: | Soles de Mexicali |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Team6: | Obras Sanitarias |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Team7: | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Team8: | Brose Bamberg |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Team9: | Hamburg Towers |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Team10: | Supersónicos de Miranda |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Team11: | Força Lleida |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Team12: | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Years13: | 2021–2022 |
| Team13: | Força Lleida |
| Years14: | 2022 |
| Team14: | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
| Years15: | 2022–2023 |
| Team15: | Força Lleida |
| Years16: | 2023 |
| Team16: | Gran Canaria |
| Years17: | 2023 |
| Team17: | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
| Years18: | 2023–present |
| Team18: | Estudiantes |
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Michael Alberto Carrera Gamboa (born 7 January 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Venezuela national team.
Carrera played college basketball for South Carolina.[1] During his time there he averaged 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[2]
In the 2016-2017 basketball season, Carrera played for the Russian side BC Avtodor Saratov where he averaged 7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[3] He moved to the Australian side Cairns Taipans in 2017 where he averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assists per contest.[4] He moved to the NBA G League side Oklahoma City Blue in late 2017 where he averaged 7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.[5] He moved to the Argentine side Obras Sanitarias in 2018 where he averaged 6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.[6]
On 19 September 2019, he has signed with Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[7]
On 26 November 2019, he signed with another club BBL club, Hamburg Towers.[8] Carrera averaged 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the Towers in 2019-20.[9]
On 17 October 2020, Carrera signed with Supersonicos de Miranda of the Venezuelan SuperLiga Profesional de Baloncesto.[10] On 14 July 2021, Carrera signed with Força Lleida of the LEB Oro.[11]
On 15 March 2023, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB.[12]
Carrera represents the Venezuela national team. He represented the team at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist during the tournament.[13]