League A-1 Liga
ABA League Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Playing career Height 2.03 m NBA draft 2010 Number 3 | Nationality Croatian Listed weight 234 lb (106 kg) 2006–2007 Kaptol Weight 105 kg Position Basketball positions Pro career 2006 | |
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Born April 14, 1988 (age 28)
Zagreb, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia ( 1988-04-14 ) | ||
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Željko Šakić (born April 14, 1988) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Cibona of the A-1 Liga and the ABA League. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays the forward positions.
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Playing history
Šakić started playing basketball in the Cibona youth systems but never got an opportunity to play for the senior squad. After he almost quit basketball, in 2007 he got an offer from another club from Zagreb, Dubrava where he spent the next 3 seasons. After that he spent 3 seasons in the Bosnian League and then moved to Sutor Montegranaro of the Italian League. He spent the 2014–15 season in Manresa of the Spanish League earning the 4th week Player of the Week award.
In August 2015 he moved to the Bulgarian champion Lukoil Academic.
On June 29, 2016, Šakić signed with Cibona.
Croatian national team
Šakić was part of the Croatian national team youth selections. He was one of the leading Croatian players at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, but to play with the senior team he had to wait for the 2015 EuroBasket preparation games. At the age of 27, he was the oldest debutant in the history of the Croatian national basketball team.
