Whitney Miguel

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Whitney Miguel
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Personal information
National teamAngola
BornCréteil, France
(1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 34)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportBasketball
Position Power forward
ClubUS La Glacerie

Whitney Miguel (born 30 September 1991) is an Angolan and French basketball player who plays as power forward. She played for the Angola women's national basketball team.

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Biography

Miguel was born on 30 September 1991 [1] and left Angola at a young age to live in France. [2]

In the 2012-2013 season, Miguel joined Landerneau Bretagne Basket of the Ligue Feminine de Basketball 2. [3]

Miguel debuted for the Angola women's national basketball team at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women, [4] [5] [6] [7] The team won gold with 64-61 points. [8]

Miguel did not play for Angola at the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Women, [9] [10] but returned to the Angolan national women's squad for the 2017 edition [11] [12] and 2021 edition of AfroBasket Women. [13]

Miguel playing for Angola against the France women's national basketball team in 2021 Whitney-MIGUEL-Angola Jerome-LE-BRIS.jpg
Miguel playing for Angola against the France women's national basketball team in 2021

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References

  1. ↑ "Whitney Miguel (Angola) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Aníbal Moreira convoca campeãs". Jornal de Angola (in Brazilian Portuguese). p. 46. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via PressReader.com.
  3. ↑ "L2F/ COB Calais - Léon Trégor Basket 29. Whitney Miguel : « La priorité, ne pas subir »". Le Télégramme (in French). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "ANG - Mpaka and Miguel to debut for Angola at AfroBasket Women 2013". FIBA Basketball. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "ANG - Mpaka, the piece Angola needed". FIBA Basketball. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Whitney Miguel - Retour aux racines - épisode 1". Confessions de sportifs (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Angolan Women National Team 2013". AfroBasket. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "A look back at AfroBasket Women 2013". FIBA Basketball. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Lasser, Thibaut (16 September 2014). "Whitney MIGUEL (Angola) n'ira pas au Mondial". Postup.fr - Actualité du basketball féminin national et international (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Moreira aims to close the competitive gap". FIBA Basketball. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Eight former African champions added to Angola's final roster". FIBA Basketball. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "#7 Whitney Miguel". FIBA Women's Afrobasket. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Angola names squad for FIBA women's Afrobasket 2021 in Cameroon". Big News Network. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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