Perttu Blomgren

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Perttu Blomgren
Bosna
Position Point guard, Shooting guard
League Bosnian League
ABA League Second Division
Personal information
Born (2001-09-13) September 13, 2001 (age 22)
Lapua, Finland
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High schoolHelsinki Basketball Academy,
(Helsinki, Finland)
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018 Kobrat
2018–2020 HBA-Märsky
2020–2023 Salon Vilpas
2023–2024 Kansai Helios Domžale
2024–present Bosna
Career highlights and awards
  • Finnish Korisliiga champion (2021)
  • Korisliiga Most Improved Player of the Year (2022)
  • Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year (2023)

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]

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Career

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]

National team

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.

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