Glofate Buiamba

Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and Angola.

Glofate Buiamba

No. 12 – Petro de Luanda
Position	Forward
League	Angolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 26) Luanda, Angola
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	ASA
2019–2022	Interclube
2022–present	Petro de Luanda
Career highlights
BAL champion (2024) Angolan League Fair Play Athlete (2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Angola FIBA AfroCan 2019 Mali FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 2016 Rwanda

Early career

In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans.^[1]

Professional career

Buiamba played his first season with Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022.

He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. Buiamba won the 2024 BAL championship with Petro on June 1, 2024.^[2]

National team career

Junior level

Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in seven games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal.

Senior level

Internationally, Buiamba plays for the Angola national basketball team. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019^[3] and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.

Awards and accomplishments

International

Angola

• FIBA AfroCan Bronze Medal: (2019 Mali)

Angola U18

• FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Gold Medal: (Rwanda 2016)

Individual

• Angolan Basketball League Fair Play Athlete: (2022)
• Angolan Basketball League Best Free Throw Scorer: (2021)