Josip Sobin

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Josip Sobin
No. 8Legia Warszawa
Position Center
League PLK
Personal information
Born (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 34)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2013 Split
2008–2009Trogir
2013–2015 Zadar
2015–2016 Fuenlabrada
2016–2019 Anwil Włocławek
2019–2020 Vanoli Cremona
2020–2021 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2021–2022 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2022–2023Anwil Włocławek
2023–present Legia Warszawa
Career highlights and awards

Josip Sobin (born August 31, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the power forward and center positions.

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Professional career

Sobin grew up in KK Split and made his pro debut with the team in 2006. During the 2008–09 season he was loaned to KK Trogir competing in the top level Croatian basketball league. He spent three more seasons in Split playing in the Croatian League and the 2012–13 season in the Adriatic League also (9.3 pts, 5.0 rbs, 1.2 ass). After the club suffered a financial breakdown, in September 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Zadar. [1] In December 2014, he was named the ABA League MVP of the month. [2] In June 2015, he left Zadar due to the financial problems of the club. [3] In July 2015, he signed with Spanish club Fuenlabrada for the 2015–16 season. [4] On June 30, 2016, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek. [5] In June 2018 he signed another one-year contract with the same team. [6]

On September 19, 2019, he has signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [7]

On June 21, 2020, he signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). [8]

On June 12, 2021, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). [9]

On July 29, 2022, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. [10]

On August 5, 2023, he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. [11]

Personal life

His father Goran Sobin, was also a basketball player and a two-time winner of the European Cup (1989, 1990) with Jugoplastika. [12] His cousin, Slavko Sobin, is an actor. [13]

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