Mārtiņš Laksa

Mārtiņš Laksa (born 26 June 1990)^[1] is a professional Latvian basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

Mārtiņš Laksa

No. 25 – Tauron GTK Gliwice
Position	Shooting guard
League	Polish Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 35) Riga, Latvia
Nationality	Latvian
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2011	VEF Rīga
2011–2014	Ventspils
2014–2015	Jūrmala
2015–2017	Valmiera
2017–2019	Obradoiro
2019–2021	Start Lublin
2021	Estudiantes
2021–2022	Alba Fehérvár
2022	Gießen 46ers
2022–2023	CBet Jonava
2023–present	GTK Gliwice
Career highlights
Latvian League champion (2016)

Professional career

Laksa started his career with ASK Rīga junior squad. In August 2009 Laksa tried out for Spanish club Bilbao Basket.^[2] Starting from 2009-2010 season Laksa played for VEF Rīga, where he spent three years. After playing in Riga Laksa made a move to BK Ventspils. He also played for the Spanish club Monbus Obradoiro in Liga ACB. In August 2021, Laksa signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.^[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On January 22, 2022, Laksa signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[4]

On August 4, 2023, he signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[5]

International career

Laksa has represented the Latvian national youth team and Latvian men's national team in several competitions.

Personal life

Mārtiņš Laksa is son of former Latvian NT player Jānis Laksa.