Marta Xargay

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Marta Xargay
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)
Girona, Spain
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight157 lb (71 kg)
Career information
Playing career2009–present
Position Shooting guard
Number10
Career history
1996–2003C.E. Vedruna (youth)
2003–2005C.E.S.E.T. (youth)
2005–2009 Uni Girona CB
2009–2015 CB Avenida
2015–2016 Phoenix Mercury
2015–2018 USK Praha
2018–2019 Dynamo Kursk
2020Uni Girona CB
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Turkey
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 France
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Czech Republic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Serbia/Latvia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Hungary/Romania

Marta Xargay Casademont (born 20 December 1990) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. She played for Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and for several European teams in Czech Republic, Russia and Spain. She played for the Spain women's national basketball team from 2011 to 2020. [1] She won EuroLeague Women 2010–11 with Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. She left Spain in 2015, joining both USK Praha of the Czech League in 2015 and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA on 11 February 2015. [2] In September 2018, she signed for Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Premier League [3] and in January 2020, she returned to her youth club Uni Girona CB. After not playing in the 2020-21 season, she announced her retirement in July 2021.

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Club career

Xargay started playing basketball from a young age in clubs in her hometown Girona, entering the youth levels of Uni Girona CB at 14 and making it to the senior team and the Spanish second tier. In 2009 she signed for CB Avenida from Salamanca, where in the following six seasons she won two leagues, three cups and one EuroLeague.[ citation needed ]

During 2015 and 2016, she played both in the WNBA [4] with Phoenix Mercury and the European season with USK Praha, where she won the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Czech League. [5] Due to her commitment to the Spain national team, she opted not to play in the WNBA in 2017 or 2018. She played for one and a half seasons in Russian team Dynamo Kursk, before returning to Uni Girona CB in January 2020. [6]

National team

Xargay started playing with Spain's youth teams at 16, winning a total of five medals from 2006 to 2010. She made her debut with the senior team in 2011 and up to her last game in 2020, she had 147 caps and 9,2 PPG, [7] participating in the Rio 2016 Olympics, two World Championships and five European Championships: [8]

Personal life

Xargay is married to WNBA star Breanna Stewart. [9] The couple got engaged in May 2020 in Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ. On 6 July 2021 the couple married on the rooftop of Stewart’s apartment building. In August 2021, the couple’s first child, Ruby Mae Stewart Xargay, was born in Idaho via surrogacy. [10] In May 2023, the couple announced via Instagram that Xargay was pregnant with their second child. [11] In October 2023, the couple's second child, Theo Josep Stewart Xargay, was born. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Source [13]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015 Phoenix 20817.5.392.375.7331.82.4.5.22.13.9
2016 Phoenix 15619.7.400.333.7061.72.71.1.21.85.7
Career2 years, 1 team351418.4.396.349.7191.72.5.7.22.04.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2015 Phoenix 4423.3.400.4001.0003.82.3.3.01.86.0
2016 Phoenix 5524.2.444.273.8001.82.8.4.02.67.8
Career2 years, 1 team9923.8.429.313.8802.73.1.3.02.27.0

EuroLeague and EuroCup statistics

EuroLeague winner
SeasonTeamGPMPPPPPRPPAPP
2009–10 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Halcón Avenida 1310.52.01.01.2
2010–11 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Halcón Avenida 1713.73.51.30.9
2011–12 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Perfumerías Avenida 1425.16.03.02.7
2012–13 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Perfumerías Avenida 1426.17.93.12.9
2013–14 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Perfumerías Avenida 1330.98.54.24.7
2014–15 EuroLeague Flag of Spain.svg Perfumerías Avenida 1628.18.13.63.2
2015–16 EuroLeague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ZVVZ USK Praha 1719.74.92.12.0
2016–17 EuroLeague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ZVVZ USK Praha 1930.811.03.33.4
2017–18 EuroLeague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg ZVVZ USK Praha 1536.014.73.77.3
2018–19 EuroLeague Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Kursk 1720.95.11.93.1
2019–20 EuroLeague Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Kursk 824.64.02.92.5
Flag of Spain.svg Spar CityLift Girona 621.47.32.72.7

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