Perttu Blomgren | |
Position: | Point guard, Shooting guard |
Height M: | 1.95 |
Weight Kg: | 88 |
League: | Bosnian League ABA League Second Division |
Team: | Bosna |
Birth Date: | 13 September 2001 |
Birth Place: | Lapua, Finland |
High School: | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) |
Career Start: | 2016 |
Years1: | 2016–2018 |
Team1: | Kobrat |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Team2: | HBA-Märsky |
Years3: | 2020–2023 |
Team3: | Salon Vilpas |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Team4: | Kansai Helios Domžale |
Years5: | 2024–present |
Team5: | Bosna |
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Perttu Juhani Blomgren (born 13 September 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays as a point guard for Bosna Meridianbet in the Bosnian League and the ABA League Second Division, and for the Finland national team.[1]
Born in Lapua, Finland, Blomgren started his professional career with local club Kobrat in 2016 in first tier Korisliiga.
During 2018–2020 he played in second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona with Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky. In March 2017, he attended the Jordan Brand Classic -talent camp in Barcelona, Spain.
He joined Vilpas Vikings in Salo in 2020,[2] [3] [4] [5] and won the Finnish championship title with his team in 2021. Blomgren was named the Most Improved Player in 2022, and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.[6]
After the 2022–23 season, Blomgren moved to Slovenia and signed a one-year deal with Kansai Helios Domžale (Helios Suns) in Slovenian First League and ABA League Second Division.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] At the end of the season, Blomgren helped Domžale to finish 2nd in Slovenian league and to win silver medal.[12]
On 12 July 2024, Blomgren signed with KK Bosna Meridianbet in Bosnian League and ABA League Second Division.[13]
A former youth international, Blomgren has played for the Finland senior national team.[14] He also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[15] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.