Alberto Abalde

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Alberto Abalde

| image = Alberto Abalde 6 Real Madrid Baloncesto Euroleague 20250206 (5).jpg

| caption = Abalde with Real Madrid in 2025

| position = Small forward

| height_m = 2.02

| weight_kg = 95

| league = Liga ACB
EuroLeague

| team = Real Madrid

| number = 6

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ferrol, Spain

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2016

| team1 = Badalona

| years2 = 2013–2014

| team2 = →Prat

| years3 = 2016–2020

| team3 = Valencia

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = →Badalona

| years5 = 2020–present

| team5 = Real Madrid

| highlights = * Liga ACB champion (2022)

EuroLeague champion (2023)
Euroleague NGT MVP (2013)
Spanish League All-Young Players Team (2017)
All-Liga ACB Second Team (2020)
EuroCup champion (2019)
2× Spanish Supercup champion (2020, 2022)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}

}}

Alberto Abalde Díaz (born 15 December 1995) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He has experience on the Spain under-18 and under-20 national teams, having won the bronze and silver medals on the international stage.{{cite web |title=Alberto Abalde Player Profile |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alberto-Abalde/Summary/32824 |website=RealGM |accessdate=2 May 2015}}{{cite web |title=Alberto Abalde |url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=8C4 |website=ACB.com |accessdate=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606234141/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=8C4 |archive-date=6 June 2017 |url-status=dead}} He also competed with the senior national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/basketball/athlete-profile-n1322233-abalde-alberto.htm |title=ABALDE Alberto |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=2 September 2021}}

Career

After playing in Joventut Badalona's youth setup, Abalde made his debut with the first team in 2013. In that year, Abalde became the MVP of the final of the Nike International Junior Tournament, where Joventut beat Barcelona in the final.{{cite web |url=http://www.euroleague.net/events/adidas-next-generation-tournament/2012-13 |title=Club Joventut Badalona is 2013 NIJT champ! |publisher=Euroleague |accessdate=17 August 2016}}

The National Basketball Association released a list noting that Abalde had entered the 2015 NBA draft in late April 2015.{{cite web |title=NBA announces early entry candidates for draft |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/2015/04/28/nba-draft-early-entry-candidates/26542547/ |website=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=2 May 2015}}

On 17 August 2016, Abalde signed a four-year contract with Valencia Basket, who loaned him one more season to the team from Badalona.{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/baloncesto/acb/2016/08/17/57b433f2ca4741cf048b4610.html |newspaper=Marca |language=es |date=17 August 2016 |accessdate=17 August 2016 |title=El Valencia Basket ficha a Alberto Abalde}}

On July 21, 2020, Abalde parted ways with Valencia, after his buyout clause was exercised, and he signed a lucrative five-year deal with EuroLeague powerhouse Real Madrid.{{cite web |title=Real Madrid sign Alberto Abalde to 5-year deal |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/real-madrid-sign-alberto-abalde-to-5-year-deal/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=July 21, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020}}

In September 2021, Abalde suffered a quadriceps injury during a game.{{cite web |title=Real Madrid’s Alberto Abalde suffers injury |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1244386/real-madrids-alberto-abalde-suffers-injury/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en |date=8 September 2021}}

In September 2024, Abalde signed a contract extension with Real Madrid. The new contract would keep him on the team until the end of the 2026-2027 season.{{cite web |title=Real Madrid extends Abalde until the end of the 2026-2027 season |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1712127/alberto-abalde-signs-contract-extension-real-madrid-euroleague/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en |date=3 September 2024}}

Awards and accomplishments

=Spain national team=

;Junior national team

2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: {{bronze medal}}
2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: {{silver medal}}

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†

| Denotes seasons in which Abalde won the EuroLeague

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Valencia

| 25 || 9 || 19.1 || .497 || .519 || .870 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.6 || 6.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| 23 || 4 || 21.7 || .427 || .283 || .735 || 4.0 || 1.7 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.8 || 8.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Real Madrid

| 39 || 23 || 19.5 || .451 || .435 || .841 || 2.7 || 2.3 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.2 || 8.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| 30 || 19 || 18.8 || .396 || .338 || .750 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 6.0 || 5.4

| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2022–23†

| 24 || 10 || 14.4 || .302 || .250 || .667 || 2.1 || 1.6 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.6 || 2.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| 24 || 9 || 12.8 || .441 || .413 || .875 || 1.9 || .7 || .4 || .0 || 3.6 || 4.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career

| 165 || 74 || 17.9 || .431 || .386 || .778 || 2.6 || 1.6 || .4 || .0 || 5.9 || 6.3

=Individual=

Nike International Junior Tournament MVP: (2013)

Personal life

Abalde's sister Tamara is also a professional basketball player.

On June 1, 2023, Abalde got engaged to Carolina.{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9OVl_KIWB/ |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=23 July 2024}}