Rodrigue Akl

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Rodrigue Akl
No. 30–Sagesse SC
Position Point guard
League Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-09-30) September 30, 1988 (age 35)
Matn District, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Blue Stars
2009–2010 Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2010–2012 Anibal Zahle
2012–2016 Hekmeh BC
2016 NLEX Road Warriors
2016–2020 Byblos Club
2020–2023 Beirut Club
2023–present Sagesse SC

Rodrigue Akl (born 30 September 1988) is a Lebanese basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is a six-foot-one-inch tall point guard, [1] and is generally regarded as one of the best players of Lebanon at his position.

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Club career

Akl started playing basketball when he was eight years old, playing for Champville SC's youth teams. Akl then made his professional debut when he played for Blue Stars and later signed with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut for one season and then moved to Anibal Zahle. Akl signed officially with Hekmeh BC in May 2012 for a 4-year contract.[ citation needed ]

In June 2016, Akl signed with NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's Asian import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup. [2]

International career

Akl is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He competed with the junior national team at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007. [3] He was called up to the senior team for the first time at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, where he saw action in four games for the fourth-place Lebanese team. [4]

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